A visit to the Saint Bonaventure 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 St. Bonaventure Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Bonaventure Cemetery:
40.9692, -78.6270
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Bonaventure Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Bonaventure Cemetery is located in Clearfield County<2>.
The county seat for Clearfield County is located in Clearfield. Clearfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. Bonaventure Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Bonaventure Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Bonaventure Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mahaffey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mahaffey Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaffey Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Crown Crest Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Salem Cemetery
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46287 <5>
- LaJose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The LaJose Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaJose Cemetery
- Dressler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Dressler Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressler Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Bonaventure Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Bonaventure Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grampian
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lumber City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- Curry Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Laborde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laborde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
- Bower
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- Cherry Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Curwensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Gazzam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gazzam is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazzam
- Olanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Richey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Richey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Richey
- Luthersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mahaffey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hyde is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Mayes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Helvetia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Troutville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Troutville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- New Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Thompsontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Clearfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plymptonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
- Stanley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Mount Joy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Sykesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 St. Bonaventure Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clearfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Bonaventure Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clearfield
- Curwensville
- Mahaffey
- Rockton
- Sykesville
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 helpful 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 St. Bonaventure Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Clearfield 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 St. Bonaventure Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1185836 (Saint Bonaventure Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185836 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: Clearfield
- Est. Elev: 539 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mahaffey
- Location given for Saint Bonaventure Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9692268 Lon: -78.6269715
- 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 Clearfield, 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- St. Bonaventure 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. |