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A visit to the Sproul Cemetery ...


The location of the Sproul Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sproul Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sproul Cemetery

Lat:   39.8320°   (39° 49' 55")

Lon:   -79.5331°   (-79° 31' 59")

The Sproul Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in Uniontown. Uniontown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Sproul Cemetery .

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 Sproul Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Fayette County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sproul Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sproul Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sproul Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mount Washington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
      • Mount Washington is located in Fayette County
    • Farmington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ohiopyle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Markleysburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Confluence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
      • Confluence is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <4>
    • Mount Independence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
      • Mount Independence is located in Fayette County
    • Evans
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Fayette County
    • East Uniontown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
      • East Uniontown is located in Fayette County
    • Hopwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hutchinson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
      • Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
    • Clifton Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
      • Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Dunbar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Leith
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
        • Leith is located in Fayette County
      • South Connellsville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
        • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <4>
      • Sitka
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
        • Sitka is located in Fayette County
      • Addison
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
        • Addison is located in Somerset County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <4>
      • Ursina
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ursina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
        • Ursina is located in Somerset County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
      • Oliver
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
        • Oliver is located in Fayette County
      • Uniontown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brandonville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
        • Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
      • Hazelton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Rogerstown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
        • Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
      • Listonburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Listonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
        • Listonburg is located in Somerset County
      • Leisenring
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisenring
        • Leisenring is located in Fayette County
      • Connellsville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bruceton Mills
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton Mills
        • Bruceton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton Mills <4>
      • Friendsville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
        • Friendsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <4>
      • Laurel Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
        • Laurel Hill is located in Fayette County

    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 Sproul Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sproul Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Spear Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spear Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spear Cemetery
    • Sunsetview Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunsetview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunsetview Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunsetview Cemetery
    • Middle Ridge Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middle Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Ridge Cemetery
    • Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sansom Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sansom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sansom Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sansom Cemetery
    • Sugar Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ohiopyle.
      • The Sugar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Ohiopyle Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45346 <6>
    • Workman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Workman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Workman Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Workman Cemetery
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Scarlet Knob Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Scarlet Knob Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Scarlet Knob Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scarlet Knob Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436517 <6>
    • Greenbrier Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tharp Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tharp Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tharp Cemetery
    • Hull Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hull Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Van Sickle Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Sickle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Van Sickle Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Sickle Cemetery
      • Roebuck Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roebuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roebuck Cemetery
      • Visitation Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Visitation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Visitation Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Visitation Cemetery
      • Brown Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Thomas Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Sands Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sands Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sands Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sands Cemetery
      • Holy Society Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Society Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Society Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Society Cemetery
      • Teets Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Teets Cemetery is located in Preston County (WV)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teets Cemetery

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

    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 Sproul Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1188318  (Sproul Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1188318 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Fort Necessity
      • County: Fayette         Elev: 577
      • Location given for GNIS #1188318 (Sproul Cemetery)

    The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    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 Fayette, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sproul Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8320, Longitude: -79.5331       In this case, the coordinates for the Sproul Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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