A visit to the Volant Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Volant Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Volant Cemetery (FG ID #46574).
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 Volant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Volant Cemetery:
41.1136, -80.2634
The Volant Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in New Castle. New Castle lies just to the south southwest of the Volant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Volant Cemetery.
Establishment of the Volant Cemetery ...
The Volant Cemetery was established in 1860.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Volant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Volant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The White Chapel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chapel Cemetery
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fayette Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Briar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Brook Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carpenders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carpenders Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenders Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Castle View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Castle View Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle View Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oak Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Findley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mercer Citizens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pulaski Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harbor Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Harbor Church Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Church Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tifereth Israel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hermon - Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Volant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Volant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Volant
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Leesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Wilmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCaslin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nashua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pulaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- West New Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grant City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Courtneys Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- South New Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Rose Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoningtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slippery Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Swamproot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Perrys Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(11 miles [17.7 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 Volant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Volant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mercer
- New Castle
- New Wilmington
- West Middlesex
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 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 Volant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Volant Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #46574
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1190452 (Volant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1190452 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Castle North
- Location given for Volant Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1139485 Lon: -80.2647853
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lawrence, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Volant 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. |