A visit to the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery (FG ID #2403601).
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 Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery:
40.6395, -79.4800
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery is located in Armstrong County<3>.
The county seat for Armstrong County is located in Kittanning. Kittanning lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the north of the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Church Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Church Joint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McDonalds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McDonalds Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Cemetery
- Laurel Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shaeffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
- Keppel Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beulah Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maysville Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- South Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shotts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shotts Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotts Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leechburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vandergrift Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Vandergrift Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift Cemetery
- St. Gertrude Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Gertrude Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gertrude Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spring Church
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cochrans Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Vandergrift
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Vandergrift
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Apollo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hyde Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Neale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leechburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weinel Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edmon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avonmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Leechburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Lenape Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lenape Heights is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Heights
- Salina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saltsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elderton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McVille
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bagdad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Armstrong County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shellhammer - Beck 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 websites either 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 Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Armstrong 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 Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2403601
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Armstrong, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |