A visit to the West Side 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 West Side Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Side Cemetery:
40.8595, -76.8175
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Side Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Side Cemetery is located in Snyder County<2>.
The county seat for Snyder County is located in Middleburg. Middleburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the West Side Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Side Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Side Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Side Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sunbury Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury Cemetery
- The Sunbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Penn's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #590128 <5>
- Pomfret Manor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pomfret Manor Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Manor Cemetery
- The Pomfret Manor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pompret Manor Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lantz Emmanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
- Selinsgrove Old Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138562 <5>
- Guier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Guier Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guier Cemetery
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lutheran Cemetery
- The Salem Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Row's Lutheran Cemetery
- Salem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989226 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Lewisburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewisburg Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lewisburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lewisburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641314 <5>
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Luntz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Luntz Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luntz Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- New Berlin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Globe Mills Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Side Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Side Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shamokin Dam
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunbury
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hummels Wharf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Selinsgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Selinsgrove Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Asherton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Mile Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Keefers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Kratzerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Augustaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Snydertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Kreamer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farnsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Globe Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Freeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Dundore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Trevorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potts Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Port Trevorton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Herndon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rushtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Chulasky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Mooresburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
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 West Side Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Snyder County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Side Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Freeburg
- Herndon
- Lewisburg
- New Berlin
- Northumberland
- Selinsgrove
- Sunbury
- Trevorton
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 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 West Side Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Snyder 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 West Side Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1191111 (West Side Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1191111 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: Snyder
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunbury
- Location given for West Side Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8595294 Lon: -76.8174671
- 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 Snyder, 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 from Point A (ie- West Side 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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