A visit to the Tharp 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 Tharp Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tharp Cemetery:
39.9001, -79.5125
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tharp Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tharp 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 of the Tharp Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tharp Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Tharp Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tharp Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roebuck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck Cemetery
- Middle Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Middle Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Ohiopyle.
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Ohiopyle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45346 <5>
- Scarlet Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunsetview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunsetview Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsetview Cemetery
- Spear Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spear Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear Cemetery
- Sproul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sproul Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sproul Cemetery
- Sands Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sands Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Cemetery
- Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Imel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Imel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imel Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sansom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sansom Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sansom Cemetery
- Normalville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Normalville Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normalville Cemetery
- The Normalville Cemetery has also been known as:
- United Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #206966 <5>
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Old)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Hull Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tharp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tharp Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ohiopyle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Connellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Independence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
- Draketown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Sitka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Lemont Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Connellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rogerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
- Leisenring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leisenring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisenring
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Evans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- East Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Hutchinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Elliottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Confluence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Oliver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Hopwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Markleysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- White
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Dawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dickerson Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Vanderbilt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bitner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bitner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitner
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 Tharp 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 Tharp Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Confluence
- Connellsville
- Uniontown
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 websites either 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 Tharp Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Tharp Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1189381 (Tharp Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1189381 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 528 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Connellsville
- Location given for Tharp Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9000751 Lon: -79.5125386
- 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 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 '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- Tharp 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. |