A visit to the Upper Comer 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 Upper Comer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Upper Comer Cemetery:
40.3695, -78.0956
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Upper Comer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Upper Comer Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County<2>.
The county seat for Huntingdon County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Upper Comer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Upper Comer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Upper Comer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Upper Comer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The White Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Trough Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trough Creek Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trough Creek Cemetery
- The Trough Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trough Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Trough Creek Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222850 <5>
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Yocum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- Anderson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Speck Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Speck Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Family Cemetery
- Marklesburg Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Marklesburg Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shultz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shultz Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shultz Cemetery
- Paradise Furnace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sheridan School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridenour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridenour Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridenour Cemetery
- Hawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawn Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawn Cemetery
- McConnellstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Upper Comer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Upper Comer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hesston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Marklesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Entriken
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McConnellstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Salter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Shellytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Todd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Beavertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Covedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Birdville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oreminea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Coles ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Mill Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Clover Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Cooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Springfield Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Joller ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Saltillo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Point View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Flowing Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Upper Comer 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 Upper Comer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Huntingdon
- Mount Union
- Williamsburg
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 Upper Comer 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 Upper Comer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1190229 (Upper Comer Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1190229 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: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cassville
- Location given for Upper Comer Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 40.3695203 Lon: -78.0955614
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Upper Comer 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. |