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:
40.7881, -76.4652
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 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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marys Cemetery.
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.<4>
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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alaska Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45485 <5>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Tifereth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tifereth Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- The Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mowry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278271 <5>
- Brock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
- The St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #975040 <5>
- 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)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery
- The St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233213 <5>
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
- The St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2341011 <5>
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- 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)
- Roaring Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Roaring Creek Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Locust Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Alaska
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Mount Carmel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Natalie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Marshallton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Gowen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Lavelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Locustdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shamokin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kulpmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Bear Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Haas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Beurys Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- 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)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Elysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Newlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Marion Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 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. 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.
- Ashland
- Kulpmont
- Shamokin
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Northumberland 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 #1186392 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186392 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: Northumberland
- Est. Elev: 334 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Carmel
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7881419 Lon: -76.4652323
- 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 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 things 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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