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A visit to the Saint Bridgids 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. Bridgids Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Bridgids Cemetery:

40.4256, -78.6247

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

The St. Bridgids Cemetery is located in Cambria County<2>.

The county seat for Cambria County is located in Ebensburg. Ebensburg lies just to the northwest of the St. Bridgids Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Bridgids Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the St. Bridgids Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Portage.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146685 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Portage.
  • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Loretto.
    • The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Michael Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46182 <5>
  • St. Bartholomew Catholic Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Lloyd Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Holy Name Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
    • Pringle Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Pringle Hill Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Hill Cemetery
    • Sherbine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sherbine Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbine Cemetery
    • Bennington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bennington Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Beaverdale.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171430 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Amsbry Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Amsbry Union Cemetery is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry Union Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Bridgids Cemetery.

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

  • Oil City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Oil City is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Scarlan Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
  • Bens Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
  • Sonman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sonman is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
  • Portage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Munster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Munster is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
  • Summit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Cresson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sankertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sankertown is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Spring Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Puritan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Puritan is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
  • Loretto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Blue Knob
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Knob is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
    • Winterset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Winterset is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
    • Ebensburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerhill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Puzzletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Puzzletown is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
    • Gallitzin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ehrenfeld
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ehrenfeld is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenfeld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Beaverdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
    • Amsbry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Amsbry is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbry
    • Spindley City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Spindley City is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindley City
    • Revloc
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Revloc is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revloc
    • Beula
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Beula is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beula
    • South Fork
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Michael
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
    • Sidman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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. Bridgids Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cambria County.

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

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Cambria 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. Bridgids Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1185844  (Saint Bridgids Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185844 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: Cambria
      • Est. Elev: 612 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ebensburg
      • Location given for Saint Bridgids Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.4256282     Lon: -78.6247401
      • 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 Cambria, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Bridgids 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.
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