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A visit to the Old Washington 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 Old Washington Cemetery ...

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

40.7320, -79.1345

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

The Old Washington Cemetery is located in Indiana County<2>.

The county seat for Indiana County is located in Indiana. Indiana lies just to the south of the Old Washington Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Washington Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Old Washington Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Crooked Creek Church Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crooked Creek Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Chambersville.
  • Plum Creek Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Grove Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Beyer and Shelocta.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Beyer.
    • The Harmony Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Five Points Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45039 <6>
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Columbia Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
  • Speedy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Speedy Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedy Cemetery
  • Smicksburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Smicksburg Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smicksburg Cemetery
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
    • The St. Bernards Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Bernards of Clairvoux Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45990 <6>
  • Cherryhill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cherryhill Cemetery is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryhill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sample Run Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sample Run Cemetery is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Run Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rich Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rich Hill Cemetery is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill Cemetery
    • Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Marion Center.
      • The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Decker's Point Baptist Cemetery
      • Shiloh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148815 <6>
    • Dayton Glad Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stephens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
    • Diamondville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Diamondville Cemetery is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville Cemetery
    • St. Elizabeths Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Marchand Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Marchand Cemetery is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Marchand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Marchand.
      • The Marchand Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mahoning Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969616 <6>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Washington Cemetery.

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

  • Kimmel
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kimmel is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
  • Home
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Home is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
  • Davis
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Davis is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Chambersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chambersville is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
  • Gilpin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilpin is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
  • Creekside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Creekside is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Kintersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kintersburg is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kintersburg
  • Plumville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Plumville is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Ambrose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ambrose is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
  • Willet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Willet is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
  • Tanoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tanoma is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanoma
  • Rayne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rayne is located in Indiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Marion Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Elkin is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
    • Beyer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Beyer is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
    • Chevy Chase Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Chevy Chase Heights is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Heights
    • Dicksonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Dicksonville is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonville
    • Atwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Atwood is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Smicksburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Indiana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clymer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Georgeville is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Mottarns Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
    • Barnards
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnards is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
    • Shado-Wood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Shado-Wood Village is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shado-Wood Village
    • Ben Avon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ben Avon is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
    • Rochester Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
    • Savan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Savan is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan

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 Washington Cemetery. The following communities are located in Indiana County.

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

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Indiana 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 Old Washington Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1182951  (Old Washington Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182951 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: Indiana
      • Est. Elev: 412 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ernest
      • Location given for Old Washington Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.7320089     Lon: -79.1344801
      • 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 Indiana, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Washington 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Beyer and Shelocta. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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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