A visit to the Turnpike 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 Turnpike Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turnpike Cemetery:
41.8362, -76.6424
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turnpike Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Turnpike Cemetery is located in Bradford County<2>.
The county seat for Bradford County is located in Towanda. Towanda lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Turnpike Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Turnpike Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Turnpike Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turnpike Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of East Smithfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46517 <5>
- East Smithfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wetona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wetona Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harkness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harkness Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Luthers Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Luthers Mills Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills Cemetery
- Grover Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grover Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill Cemetery
- Westbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Leona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Leona Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Leonard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Hilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gustin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gustin Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin Cemetery
- East Troy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East Troy Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy Cemetery
- Bradford County Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chase - Newbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Brace Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Sheshequin Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Milan Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Turnpike Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turnpike Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Smithfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Wetona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Big Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Mountain Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Luthers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
- Saco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saco is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Ulster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berrytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Granville Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Granville Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Center
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Bentley Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Columbia Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Franklindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windfall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Towanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Towanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Towanda is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towanda
- Sayre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chemung
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gillett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Coryland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Austinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Covert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- West Leroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Wellsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Monroeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Fassett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
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 Turnpike Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bradford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turnpike Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Monroeton
- Sayre
- Sayre lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Turnpike Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sayre.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Towanda
- Troy
- Troy lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Turnpike Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
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 professional and volunteer 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 Turnpike Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Bradford 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 Turnpike Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1189969 (Turnpike Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1189969 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: Bradford
- Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Troy
- Location given for Turnpike Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8361857 Lon: -76.6424494
- 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 Bradford, 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 from Point A (ie- Turnpike 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. |
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