A visit to the Steel 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 Steel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Steel Cemetery:
40.5387, -77.9128
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Steel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Steel Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County<2>.
The county seat for Huntingdon County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies just to the west southwest of the Steel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Steel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mateer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mateer Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mateer Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Donation Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Donation Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation Cemetery
- Stewart Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gorsuch Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Cemetery
- Cornpropst Mills Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Agudath Achim Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Detweiler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Detweiler Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detweiler Cemetery
- Coy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coy Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Cemetery
- Manor Hill Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Manor Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ewing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ewing Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Old White Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Carolus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Carolus Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolus Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
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 Steel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Steel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Donation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Allensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huntingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Neffs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Atkinson Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Menno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Ennisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Birdville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- McVeytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McConnellstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Mapleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Mount Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newton Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Mattawana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Belleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Seven Stars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Water Street
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Hesston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Musser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Pine Grove Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Huntingdon Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Fairbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
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 Steel 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 Steel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Belleville
- Huntingdon
- McVeytown
- Mount Union
- Newton Hamilton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Steel 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 Steel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1188579 (Steel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1188579 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: 362 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Donation
- Location given for Steel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5386832 Lon: -77.9127779
- 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- Steel 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. |