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 #46092).
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:
40.1155, -79.0138
The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Somerset County<2>.
The county seat for Somerset County is located in Somerset. Somerset lies just to the south southwest 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Schmucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jenners Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Friedline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lichty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lichty Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lichty Cemetery
- Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Calvary Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Calvary Cemetery
- Weller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Weller Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Listie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Listie Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listie Cemetery
- Husband Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Husband Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mispah Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Custer Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Kaufman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Kaufman Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman Cemetery
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. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jenners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jenners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
- Gideon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoystown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jenners Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sipesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friedens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mostoller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kantner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kantner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kantner
- Jennerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hooversville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Husband
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Roytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Benson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hollsopple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Mountain Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shanksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Davidsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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. The following communities are located in Somerset County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Somerset 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: #46092
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1186211 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186211 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: Somerset
- Est. Elev: 638 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Somerset
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1156326 Lon: -79.0136377
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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 Somerset, 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 things 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. |