A visit to the Shriver 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 Shriver Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shriver Cemetery:
40.2901, -78.2992
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shriver Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shriver Cemetery is located in Blair County<2>.
The county seat for Blair County is located in Hollidaysburg. Hollidaysburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Shriver Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shriver Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Shriver Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shriver Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nicodemus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Nicodemus Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus Cemetery
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brumbaugh Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbaugh Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Kauffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kauffman Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kauffman Cemetery
- Stonerook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stonerook Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonerook Cemetery
- Phillips Memorial
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Memorial is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Memorial
- Detwiler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Detwiler Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detwiler Cemetery
- Noggle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Noggle Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noggle Cemetery
- Russellville Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Russellville Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rebecca Furnace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stowberger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stowberger Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowberger Cemetery
- Replogle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Replogle Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replogle Cemetery
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
- Granview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Granview Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granview Cemetery
- Entriken Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Entriken Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entriken Cemetery
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brumbaugh Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbaugh Cemetery
- Dilling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dilling Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilling Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paul Cemetery
- Smithfield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shriver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shriver Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clover Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Martinsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Sharpsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Entriken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beavertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Roaring Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Coalmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Claysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waterside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- Dudley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Salter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Oreminea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Brooks Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- King
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Loysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marble City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Riddlesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Marklesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Shellytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Royer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Cotton Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- New Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Broad Top City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Hollidaysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Shriver Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Blair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shriver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coalmont
- Hollidaysburg
- Martinsburg
- Roaring Spring
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Shriver Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Blair 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 Shriver Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1187624 (Shriver Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1187624 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: Blair
- Est. Elev: 472 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Martinsburg
- Location given for Shriver Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2900771 Lon: -78.2991793
- 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 Blair, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shriver 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. |