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A visit to the Saint Marys Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Marys Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   40.7881°   (40° 47' 17")

Lon:   -76.4652°   (-76° 27' 54")

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

The county seat for Northumberland County is located in Sunbury. Sunbury lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Marys Cemetery .

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. Marys Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Northumberland County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Marys Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 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.

    • Dooleyville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
      • Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
    • Mount Carmel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
      • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
    • Natalie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
      • Natalie is located in Northumberland County
    • Bear Gap
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
      • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
    • Marshallton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
      • Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
    • Gowen City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
      • Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
    • Lavelle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lavelle - Locustdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
      • Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
    • Locustdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustdale
      • Locustdale is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustdale <4>
    • Shamokin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
      • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
    • Pitman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kulpmont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
      • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <4>
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Edgewood
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
        • Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
      • Bear Valley
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
        • Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
      • Beurys Lake
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beurys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
        • Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
      • Ashland
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Centralia
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Aristes
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aristes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
        • Aristes is located in Columbia County
      • Elysburg
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysburg
        • Elysburg is located in Northumberland County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysburg <4>
      • Gordon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Fountain Springs
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
        • Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
      • Newlin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
        • Newlin is located in Columbia County
      • Numidia
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
        • Numidia is located in Columbia County
      • Marion Heights
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
        • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
      • Slabtown
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
        • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
      • Queen City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
        • Queen City is located in Columbia County

    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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Northumberland County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alaska Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45485 <6>
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Tifereth Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tifereth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tifereth Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tifereth Cemetery
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • All Saints Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shamokin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brock Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Ignatius Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • The St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2341011 <6>
      • Trinity Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Pine Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
      • Jacobs Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Cemetery
      • Christ Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • St. Joseph's Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
      • Roaring Creek Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roaring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roaring Creek Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roaring Creek Cemetery

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

    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 #1186392  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1186392 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mount Carmel
      • County: Northumberland         Elev: 334
      • Location given for GNIS #1186392 (Saint Marys Cemetery)

    The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    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 Northumberland, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Marys Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7881, Longitude: -76.4652       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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