A visit to the Ohey Sholum Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Ohey Sholum Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ohey Sholum Cemetery:
40.6015, -77.6078
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ohey Sholum Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ohey Sholum Cemetery is located in Mifflin County<2>.
The county seat for Mifflin County is located in Lewistown. Lewistown lies just to the east of the Ohey Sholum Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ohey Sholum Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Ohey Sholum Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ohey Sholum Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lind Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Rock Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rock Cemetery
- Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Highland Park.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2299418 <5>
- Hooleys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hooleys Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooleys Cemetery
- Juniata Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Juniata Memorial Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Juniata Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Lewistown.
- The Juniata Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Juniata Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45212 <5>
- Millers Tomb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Millers Tomb is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tomb
- Birch Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Birch Hill Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hill Cemetery
- Long Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Lane Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane Cemetery
- Corbin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Henry Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Furnace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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- St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mifflin.
- The St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981847 <5>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Mattawana Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mattawana Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana Cemetery
- Hartzler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartzler Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartzler Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- McCoysville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The McCoysville Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoysville Cemetery
- Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
- The Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Academia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45327 <5>
- Alfarata Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Alfarata Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ohey Sholum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ohey Sholum Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Juniata Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Highland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Burnham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yeagertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kishacoquillas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Reedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lumber City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Honey Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Milroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Menno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Paintersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Alfarata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- McVeytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Doyles Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Mifflin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Allensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Mifflintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ohey Sholum Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mifflin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ohey Sholum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Lewistown
- McVeytown
- Mifflin
- Mifflintown
- Milroy
- Port Royal
- Reedsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ohey Sholum Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Mifflin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ohey Sholum Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1182877 (Ohey Sholum Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182877 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Mifflin
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lewistown
- Location given for Ohey Sholum Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6014612 Lon: -77.6077713
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Mifflin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ohey Sholum Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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