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A visit to the Slab Cabin 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 Slab Cabin Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Slab Cabin Cemetery:

40.7976, -77.8347

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Slab Cabin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Slab Cabin Cemetery is located in Centre County<2>.

The county seat for Centre County is located in Bellefonte. Bellefonte lies just to the north northeast of the Slab Cabin Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Slab Cabin Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Slab Cabin Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Slab Cabin Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pine Hall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Hall Cemetery is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hall Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Hall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in State College.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1074378 <5>
  • Centre County Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Centre County Memorial Park is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre County Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centre County Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of State College.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44556 <5>
  • Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of State College.
    • The Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1885601 <5>
  • Benner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Benner Cemetery is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benner Cemetery
  • Meyer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Meyer Cemetery is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Grays Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Grays Cemetery is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
  • Rudy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Rudy Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bellefonte City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46531 <5>
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
    • St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ross Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Port Matilda.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166829 <5>
    • Pennsylvania Furnace Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McAlevys Fort Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Greenlee Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Greenlee Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee Cemetery
    • Trcziyulny Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Trcziyulny Cemetery is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trcziyulny Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Slab Cabin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Slab Cabin Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Panorama Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Panorama Village is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
  • Lemont
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Houserville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Houserville is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
  • State College
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Boalsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Krumrine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Krumrine is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
  • Bloomsdorf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
  • Linden Hall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Linden Hall is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
  • Park Forest Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
  • Pine Grove Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Waddle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Waddle is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
  • Scotia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Scotia is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pleasant Gap
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairbrook is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
    • Unionville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Axemann
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Axemann is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
    • Julian
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramblewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ramblewood is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Fruittown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fruittown is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
    • Centre Hall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellefonte
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Musser
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Musser is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
    • Centre Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Centre Hill is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
    • Wingate
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Wingate is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Stormstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Stormstown is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown

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 Slab Cabin Cemetery. The following communities are located in Centre County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Slab Cabin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Slab Cabin Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Centre 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 Slab Cabin Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1187772  (Slab Cabin Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1187772 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: Centre
      • Est. Elev: 331 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: State College
      • Location given for Slab Cabin Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.7975619     Lon: -77.8347229
      • 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 Centre, 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- Slab Cabin 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.