A visit to the Shenango Valley 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 Shenango Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shenango Valley Cemetery (FG ID #46327).
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 Shenango Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shenango Valley Cemetery:
41.4127, -80.3786
The Shenango Valley Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Mercer. Mercer lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Shenango Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shenango Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Shenango Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shenango Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Freeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Fell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fell Cemetery
- Busch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Delaware Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Rocky Glen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Reichard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Reichard Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reichard Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Patton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Giddings Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Giddings Cemetery is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giddings Cemetery
- Orangeville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Orangeville Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville Cemetery
- Millbank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- McMichael Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The McMichael Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael Cemetery
- Perry Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Perry Chapel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Chapel Cemetery
- Sheakleyville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
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]<3> of the Shenango Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shenango Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shenango
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leechs Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Osgood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kashner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Adamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pymatuning South
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Turner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Hartstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sheakleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Superior ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Burghill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orangeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coolspring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Shenango Valley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shenango Valley 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 helpful 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 Shenango Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Shenango Valley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #46327
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1199972 (Shenango Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1199972 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville West
- Location given for Shenango Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.411999 Lon: -80.3795114
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shenango Valley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |