A visit to the Rose Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rose Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rose Hill Cemetery (FG ID #45918).
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 Rose Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rose Hill Cemetery:
40.5194, -78.3666
The Rose Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Altoona.
The cemetery is located in Blair County<2>.
The county seat for Blair County is located in Hollidaysburg. Hollidaysburg lies just to the south southwest of the Rose Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rose Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Rose Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rose Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St.s Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St.s Peter & Paul RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Blacks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blacks Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Cemetery
- Antis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Geeseytown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Logan Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rose Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rose Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Altoona
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Canan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frankstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flowing Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollidaysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Point View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Fling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duncansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Franklin Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Culp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Royer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oreminea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dysart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gallitzin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lloydville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lloydville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydville
- Brooks Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Covedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grazierville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spindley City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spindley City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
- Amsbry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Rose Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Blair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rose Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Bellwood
- Duncansville
- Gallitzin
- Hollidaysburg
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Blair 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 Rose Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #45918
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1185445 (Rose Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185445 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: Blair
- Est. Elev: 413 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bellwood
- Location given for Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5181256 Lon: -78.3669577
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Blair, 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- Rose Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |