A visit to the Vandervort 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 Vandervort Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vandervort Cemetery:
41.1028, -79.1825
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vandervort Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vandervort Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Brookville. Brookville lies just to the northeast of the Vandervort Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vandervort Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Vandervort Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vandervort Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Conifer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Conifer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Coolspring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Coolspring Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coolspring Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Coolspring.
- Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knoxdale Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173301 <5>
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- Old Seceder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Seceder Cemetery is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Seceder Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Cedarview Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Dominics Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominics Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vandervort Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vandervort Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Summerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Ohl
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Baxter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Langville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Crates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Corsica
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Worthville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Coolspring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Hawthorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Timblin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Green Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Day
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Waterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
- Millville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Howe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Brinkerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Fairmont City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- South Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- New Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Fuller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Strattanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Vandervort Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vandervort Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Vandervort Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Vandervort Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1190357 (Vandervort Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1190357 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 413 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Summerville
- Location given for Vandervort Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1028425 Lon: -79.1825385
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Vandervort 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. |