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A visit to the Saint Joseph 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. Joseph Cemetery ...

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

40.8576, -78.2783

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

The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clearfield County<2>.

The county seat for Clearfield County is located in Clearfield. Clearfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. Joseph Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Centre UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Centre UMC Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre UMC Cemetery
    • The Centre UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centre Cemetery
    • Centre United Methodist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44557 <5>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Philipsburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mokes Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mokes Hill Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokes Hill Cemetery
  • Goss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Goss Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
  • Sanborn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Cemetery
  • Baughman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Baughman Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
  • St. Barbara Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Barbara Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barbara Cemetery
  • Emigh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Emigh Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigh Cemetery
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
    • Butler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
    • Old Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
    • Stoneville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Stoneville Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville Cemetery
    • Baughman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Baughman Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
    • New Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.

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

  • Osceola Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • New Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • New Town is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • Parsonsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
  • Sandy Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Glass City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Glass City is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
  • South Philipsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
  • Chester Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Ashland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ashland is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • West Decatur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
    • West Decatur has also been known as:
    • Blue Ball
    • Decatur
  • Brisbin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
  • Philipsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Philipsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Houtzdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrisdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanborn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sanborn is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
    • Ramey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ramey is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Ginter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ginter is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginter
    • Wallaceton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Casanova
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Casanova is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
    • Belsena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Belsena is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsena
      • Belsena has also been known as:
      • Belsena Mills
    • Woodland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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. Joseph 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. Joseph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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. Joseph 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. Joseph Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1213526  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1213526 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: 482 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Houtzdale
      • Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.8575581     Lon: -78.2783487
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Joseph 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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