A visit to the Old White Church 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 White Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old White Church Cemetery:
40.4551, -77.9158
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old White Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old White Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County<2>.
The county seat for Huntingdon County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies just to the west northwest of the Old White Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old White Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Old White Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old White Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goodman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Old Mill Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountainview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Cemetery
- Campbell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Mosser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mosser Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosser Cemetery
- Corbin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Corbin Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Family Cemetery
- Mapleton IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mapleton IOOF Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton IOOF Cemetery
- Hampson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mark Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mark Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Family Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mapleton Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fields Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fields Farm Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Farm Cemetery
- Agudath Achim Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Ridenour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridenour Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridenour Cemetery
- Miller Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Family Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Newton Hamilton.
- The Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1325370 <5>
- Newton Hamilton United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Steel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Steel Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old White Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old White Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mill Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Birdville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mapleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Mount Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newton Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Atkinson Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Huntingdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Aughwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- McConnellstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- McVeytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hesston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mattawana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shirleysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Menno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neffs Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Cassville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Peru Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Ennisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Covedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
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 White Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huntingdon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old White Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Belleville
- Huntingdon
- McVeytown
- Mount Union
- Newton Hamilton
- Orbisonia
- Shirleysburg
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 White Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Huntingdon 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 White Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1182953 (Old White Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182953 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: Huntingdon
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Union
- Location given for Old White Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4550751 Lon: -77.9158328
- 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 Huntingdon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old White Church 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |