A visit to the Speck Family 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 Speck Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Speck Family Cemetery:
40.4156, -78.0644
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Speck Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Speck Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County<2>.
The county seat for Huntingdon County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies just to the north northeast of the Speck Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Speck Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Speck Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Speck Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The White Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
- Anderson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yocum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- Hawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hawn Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawn Cemetery
- McConnellstown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon Memorial Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Upper Comer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Upper Comer Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Comer Cemetery
- Ridenour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ridenour Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridenour Cemetery
- Schucker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Frank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Frank Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frank Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Marklesburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44878 <5>
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Corbin Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Corbin Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Family Cemetery
- Mosser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mosser Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosser Cemetery
- Mark Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mark Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Family Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Sheridan School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Strong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Speck Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Speck Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McConnellstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Hesston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Huntingdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marklesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Mapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Birdville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mill Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Covedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Shellytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beavertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Entriken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springfield Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Salter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Todd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Point View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Royer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Oreminea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Water Street
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Aughwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Flowing Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
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 Speck Family 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 Speck Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Huntingdon
- Mount Union
- Williamsburg
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 Speck Family 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 Speck Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2026367 (Speck Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2026367 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: 333 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Huntingdon
- Location given for Speck Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4156305 Lon: -78.0644494
- 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 '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- Speck Family 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. |