A visit to the Shirley Home 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 Shirley Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shirley Home Cemetery:
40.2876, -77.8725
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shirley Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shirley Home Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County<2>.
The county seat for Huntingdon County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Shirley Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shirley Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Shirley Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shirley Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Gilboa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gilboa Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa Cemetery
- Sugar Run Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Swartz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Swartz Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Cemetery
- Germany Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Ricketts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ricketts Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ricketts Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Mount Union.
- The Ricketts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harencame Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2481959 <5>
- Bare - Garver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bare - Garver Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare - Garver Cemetery
- Rockhill IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rockhill IOOF Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill IOOF Cemetery
- Orbisonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Orbisonia Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbisonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orbisonia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Orbisonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977868 <5>
- Gilliland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gilliland Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland Cemetery
- Bolinger Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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- Haven Rest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Snyder Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Mount Union.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #379960 <5>
- Monroe Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Monroe Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Church Cemetery
- Shade Valley Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Richvale Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvale Cemetery
- Shope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shope Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shope Cemetery
- Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Old Logan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Logan Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Logan Cemetery
- McMullen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Bell's Furnace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Otelia Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Huling Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huling Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shirley Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shirley Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shirleysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Orbisonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Aughwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Pogue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Mount Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shade Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newton Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Saltillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Three Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Birdville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Blairs Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Coles ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Neelyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Todd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Mill Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dry Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Doylestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Joller ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Selea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Maddensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Peru Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Atkinson Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
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 Shirley Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huntingdon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shirley Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mount Union
- Newton Hamilton
- Orbisonia
- Shirleysburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Shirley Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Huntingdon 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 Shirley Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1813182 (Shirley Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1813182 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: Huntingdon
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aughwick
- Location given for Shirley Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2875801 Lon: -77.8724968
- 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 Huntingdon, 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- Shirley Home 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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