A visit to the Saint Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery:
41.4298, -79.6959
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Venango County<2>.
The county seat for Venango County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the west 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 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Shaw Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaw Farm Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Farm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaw Farm Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Oil City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46322 <5>
- Lamey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lamey Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamey Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44879 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- McCrea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McCrea Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrea Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Melat Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Melat Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melat Cemetery
- Georgeville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Georgeville Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville Cemetery
- Schreffler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Schreffler Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schreffler Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Forest Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morrison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Cranberry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46555 <5>
- Holeman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Holeman Cemetery is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeman 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:
- Siverly
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Siverly is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Oil City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodland Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
- Hasson Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- McClintock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Seneca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rouseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rynd Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- Cranberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Hill City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Plumer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Petroleum Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fertigs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- President
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Pithole City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Nicklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Shamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Sugarcreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Coal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Nickleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Cooperstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperstown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 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. The following communities are located in Venango County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Franklin
- Oil City
- Petroleum Center
- Pithole City
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. Josephs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Venango 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1199444 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1199444 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: Venango
- Est. Elev: 404 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oil City
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4297819 Lon: -79.6958853
- 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 Venango, 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. 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> | 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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