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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:

41.4365, -78.5722

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 Elk County<2>.

The county seat for Elk County is located in Ridgway. Ridgway lies just to the west 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Rosary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
    • The Holy Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wardvale Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968966 <5>
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John's Cemetery
    • Wardvale Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159321 <5>
  • Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Johnsonburg.
    • The Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Johnsonburg United Methodist Cemetery
    • Rolfe United Methodist Cemetery
    • Wardville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159320 <5>
  • St. Leos Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Leos Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leos Cemetery
  • Thayer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Thayer Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Oakmont Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Oakmont Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont Cemetery
  • Ott Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Ott Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Byrnedale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135193 <5>
  • Gray Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gray Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Kooker Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Kooker Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooker Cemetery
    • Brockport Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Brockport Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockport Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brockport Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Brockport.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #200119 <5>
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Rich Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Tobias Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Tobias Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Tobias Cemetery
    • Bundy Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bundy Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy 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. Marys Cemetery.

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

  • Saint Marys
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dagus Mines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
  • Johnsonburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Whistletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Whistletown is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
  • Kylers Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
  • Ridgway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Streights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Streights is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
  • Byrnedale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Beechwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • Challenge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Challenge is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
  • Caledonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Caledonia is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Wilcox
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Instanter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Instanter is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
    • Horton City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Horton City is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
    • Benezette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shawmut
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shawmut is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
    • Tyler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Tyler is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Scattertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Scattertown is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
    • Brockport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Grant is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Hutchins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hutchins is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
    • Lake City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Crenshaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
    • Dents Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Dents Run is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
    • Weber City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Weber City is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City

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 Elk 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 like to 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. Marys Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Elk 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 #1199454  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1199454 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: Elk
      • Est. Elev: 559 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Saint Marys
      • Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.4364504     Lon: -78.5722449
      • 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 Elk, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.