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A visit to the Old Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Old Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Cemetery

Lat:   41.1023°   (41° 6' 8")

Lon:   -76.7758°   (-76° 46' 32")

The Old Cemetery is located in Northumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Northumberland County is located in Sunbury. Sunbury lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the Old Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Stitzel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stitzel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stitzel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stitzel Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Montour County
  • St. James Episcopal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clinton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clinton Cemetery is located in Lycoming County
  • Allenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allenwood Cemetery
    • The Allenwood Cemetery is located in Union County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allenwood Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Allenwood.
    • The Allenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Uniontown Cemetery
  • Klopp Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klopp Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Klopp Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Klopp Cemetery is located in Union County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Klopp Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of New Columbia.
    • The Klopp Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clapp Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976715 <5>
  • Highland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Milton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
  • Chillisquaque Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chillisquaque Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chillisquaque Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chillisquaque Cemetery is located in Montour County
  • Billmeyer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billmeyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billmeyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Billmeyer Cemetery is located in Montour County
  • Muncy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muncy Cemetery
    • The Muncy Cemetery is located in Lycoming County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Muncy Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Muncy.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45578 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lycoming County
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
    • Christ Lutheran Stone Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • The Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Union County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Allenwood.
      • The Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Washington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46586 <5>
    • White Deer Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Montour County
    • Green Lawn Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lawn Memorial Park
      • The Green Lawn Memorial Park is located in Lycoming County
    • Alvira Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alvira Cemetery
      • The Alvira Cemetery is located in Union County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alvira Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Allenwood.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269419 <5>
    • White Deer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Deer Cemetery
      • The White Deer Cemetery is located in Union County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the White Deer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of West Milton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987755 <5>
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lycoming County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Turbotville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbotville
    • Turbotville is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbotville <7>
  • McEwensville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Watsontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Exchange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
    • Exchange is located in Montour County
  • Dewart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Milton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
  • Washingtonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
    • Washingtonville is located in Montour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Muncy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <7>
  • Allenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • West Milton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
    • West Milton is located in Union County
  • Potts Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mooresburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
      • Mooresburg is located in Montour County
    • Alvira ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alvira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
      • Alvira is located in Union County
      • Former name for Alvira:
      • Wisetown
    • Muncy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
    • Jerseytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerseytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
      • Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
    • Maple Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
    • Linntown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
      • Linntown is located in Union County
    • Lewisburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chulasky
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chulasky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
      • Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
    • Riverside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <7>
    • Danville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Millville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Iola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Columbia County
    • Lairdsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
      • Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
    • Montoursville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
      • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <7>

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 Old Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Northumberland County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Old Cemetery:

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 Old Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1182905  (Old Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1182905 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Milton
    • County: Northumberland         Elev: 175
    • Location given for GNIS #1182905 (Old Cemetery)

The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Northumberland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1023, Longitude: -76.7758       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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