A visit to the Saints Peter and Paul 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery ...
The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Cambria County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Benshoff Hill Cemetery
- Berkley Hills Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Grandview Cemetery
- Headrick Union Cemetery
- Hungarian Cemetery
- The Hungarian Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungarian Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- Oak Cemetery
- Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
- St. Casmirs Cemetery
- The St. Casmirs Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casmirs Cemetery
- St. Columbas Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Cambria County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Cambria County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
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- St. Nicholas Cemetery
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Cambria County
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- St. Rochus Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- St. Theresa Cemetery
- The St. Theresa Cemetery is located in Cambria County
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- Sandyvale Memorial Gardens
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Belmont
- Belmont is located in Cambria County
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- Brownstown
- Cambria City
- Cambria City is located in Cambria County
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- Cassandra
- Cassandra is located in Cambria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Conemaugh
- Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
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- Daisytown
- Dale
- East Conemaugh
- East Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
- Elim
- Elim is located in Cambria County
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- Ferndale
- Franklin
- Franklin is located in Cambria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Geistown
- Geistown is located in Cambria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ingleside
- Ingleside is located in Cambria County
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- Johnstown
- Lilly
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Lorain
- Lorain is located in Cambria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Mineral Point
- Scalp Level
- Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- South Fork
- Southmont
- Southmont is located in Cambria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Tire Hill
- Vinco
- West Point
- Westmont
- Westmont is located in Cambria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
- Wilmore
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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cambria County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Johnstown
- Lilly
- South Fork
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 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Cambria 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1186793 (Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186793 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: Cambria
- Est. Elev: 497 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Johnstown
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cambria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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