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A visit to the Saint Marys 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. Marys Cemetery ...

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

41.0570, -77.9400

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

The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Centre County<2>.

The county seat for Centre County is located in Bellefonte. Bellefonte lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the St. Marys Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Askey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Severin Old Log Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • St. Severins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Severins Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Severins Cemetery
  • Ganoe Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ganoe Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganoe Cemetery
  • Trcziyulny Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Trcziyulny Cemetery is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trcziyulny Cemetery
  • Keewaydin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
    • The Lucas Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Manntown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224017 <5>
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
  • Kylertown Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Kylertown Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylertown Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
    • Meyer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Meyer Cemetery is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bellefonte City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46531 <5>
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
    • New Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
    • Old Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
    • Butler Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
    • Schencks Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Schencks Cemetery is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schencks Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.

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

  • Clarence
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Poorman Side
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Poorman Side is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
  • Pancake
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pancake is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
  • Snow Shoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Moshannon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moshannon is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
  • Pine Glen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pine Glen is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
  • Pottersdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
  • Unionville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wingate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wingate is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
  • Central City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Central City is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Milesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Curtin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtin is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Keewaydin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
    • Kylertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Monument
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Monument is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
    • Casanova
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Casanova is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
    • Julian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bellefonte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Romola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Romola is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
    • Axemann
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Axemann is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
    • Keating
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Keating is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
    • Waddle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Waddle is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
    • Howard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cooks Run
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
    • Morrisdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Gap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Zion is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Jacksonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jacksonville is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville

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. Marys Cemetery. The following communities are located in Centre County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Marys Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Centre 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. Marys Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1994544  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1994544 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: Centre
      • Est. Elev: 458 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Snow Shoe
      • Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.0570033     Lon: -77.9400034
      • 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 Centre, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Marys 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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