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A visit to the Old Saint Josephs 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 St. Josephs Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old St. Josephs 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 St. Josephs Cemetery

Lat:   40.9726°   (40° 58' 21")

Lon:   -76.6136°   (-76° 36' 48")

The Old St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Montour County<2>.

The county seat for Montour County is located in Danville. Danville lies just to the south of the Old St. Josephs Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Old St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brights Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brights Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brights Cemetery is located in Montour County
  • Kase Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Montour County
  • Sharp Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sharp Ridge Cemetery is located in Montour County
  • Billmeyer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
  • Chillisquaque Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Center Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Northumberland Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Catawissa.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1047524 <5>
    • Rosemont Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemont Cemetery
      • The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomsburg.
      • The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Rosemont Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641294 <5>
    • St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
      • The St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
      • The St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blue Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #975040 <5>
    • All Saints Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosemont Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemont Cemetery
      • The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located in Espy.
      • The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Rosemont Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45602 <5>
    • St. James Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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. Josephs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pomfret Manor Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomfret Manor Cemetery
      • The Pomfret Manor Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
      • The Pomfret Manor Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pompret Manor Cemetery
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
    • Summit Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Summit Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
    • Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Roaring Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roaring Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roaring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roaring Creek Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Creveling Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creveling Cemetery
      • The Creveling Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Creveling Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<6> the communities of Espy and Almedia.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Almedia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967765 <5>
    • Ikelers Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ikelers Cemetery
      • The Ikelers Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ikelers Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Millville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980067 <5>

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] of the Old St. Josephs Cemetery.

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

  • Danville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Riverside
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Mechanicsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
  • Chulasky
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
    • Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
  • Rushtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
    • Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
  • Grovania
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
    • Grovania is located in Columbia County
  • Mooresburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
    • Mooresburg is located in Montour County
  • Buckhorn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
  • Washingtonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
    • Washingtonville is located in Montour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Snydertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snydertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
    • Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Marion Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
    • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Rupert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rupert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
    • Rupert is located in Columbia County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Keefers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keefers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
      • Keefers is located in Northumberland County
    • Elysburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysburg
      • Elysburg is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysburg <7>
    • Catawissa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bloomsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fernville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
      • Fernville is located in Columbia County
    • Mordansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mordansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
      • Mordansville is located in Columbia County
    • Jerseytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
      • Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
    • Eyers Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
      • Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Potts Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Kulpmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
      • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <7>
    • Exchange
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
      • Exchange is located in Montour County
    • Queen City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Columbia County
    • Espy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
      • Espy is located in Columbia County
    • Lightstreet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
      • Lightstreet is located in Columbia County

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 St. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montour County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 St. Josephs 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 St. Josephs Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1214647  (Old Saint Josephs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1214647 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: Danville
    • County: Montour         Elev: 222
    • Location given for GNIS #1214647 (Old Saint Josephs Cemetery)

The official website for Montour County: www.montourco.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 Montour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old St. Josephs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9726, Longitude: -76.6136       In this case, the coordinates for the Old St. Josephs 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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.




 

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