A visit to the White Church 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 White Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Church Cemetery:
40.4037, -78.0975
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The White Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County<2>.
The county seat for Huntingdon County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies just to the northeast of the White Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the White Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the White Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Speck Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Speck Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Family Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Frank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Upper Comer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Upper Comer Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Comer Cemetery
- Yocum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- Anderson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawn Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawn Cemetery
- McConnellstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Schucker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marklesburg Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Marklesburg Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon Memorial Garden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Biddle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Biddle Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle Cemetery
- Snively Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Snively Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snively Cemetery
- Bosler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bosler Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosler Cemetery
- David Beck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The David Beck Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Beck Cemetery
- Shultz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shultz Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shultz Cemetery
- Trough Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Sheridan School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridenour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ridenour Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridenour Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the White Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hesston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McConnellstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- 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
- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Shellytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Covedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beavertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Entriken
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- 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
- Birdville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mill Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springfield Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Oreminea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Todd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Point View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Royer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flowing Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Clover Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Water Street
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Mount Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 White Church 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 White Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Huntingdon
- Mount Union
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 White Church 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 White Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1199781 (White Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1199781 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: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Huntingdon
- Location given for White Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4036861 Lon: -78.0975061
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Church 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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