A visit to the Saint Josephs 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 St. Josephs Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Josephs Cemetery (FG ID #2171430).
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. Josephs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery:
40.3292, -78.7030
The St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Beaverdale.
The cemetery is located in Cambria County<2>.
The county seat for Cambria County is located in Ebensburg. Ebensburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the St. Josephs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Josephs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sherbine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherbine Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbine Cemetery
- Sidman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sidman Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidman Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Bartholomew Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pringle Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pringle Hill Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Hill Cemetery
- South Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dunmyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunmyer Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmyer Cemetery
- Snavely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Snavely Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snavely Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lillydale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lillydale Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale Cemetery
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Bridgids Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Bridgids Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgids Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beaverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dunlo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sidman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Saint Michael
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Puritan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ehrenfeld
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sonman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cassandra
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cassandra is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Bens Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scarlan Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Pavia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ogletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Geistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Geistown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Scalp Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Paint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Windber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Munster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vinco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Conemaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Conemaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
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. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cambria County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dunlo
- Dunlo lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunlo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Portage
- South Fork
- Windber
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 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. Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2171430
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1186212 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186212 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: 643 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beaverdale
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3292417 Lon: -78.7027972
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Josephs 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. |