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A visit to the Yankee Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Yankee Hill Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yankee Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yankee Hill Cemetery

Lat:   41.3398°   (41° 20' 23")

Lon:   -80.0762°   (-80° 4' 34")

The Yankee Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.

The county seat for Mercer County is located in Mercer. Mercer lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Yankee Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Yankee Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yankee Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rocky Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Springs Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Rocky Springs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Rocky Springs Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Springs Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Sandy Lake.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45908 <6>
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Hendersonville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendersonville Cemetery
    • The Hendersonville Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • The Hendersonville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Henderson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1527739 <6>
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centenary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centenary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Centenary Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Zahniser Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zahniser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zahniser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zahniser Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Woods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Venango County
  • New Lebanon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Lebanon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Perry Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perry Chapel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Gadsby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gadsby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gadsby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gadsby Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Old Cool Spring Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cool Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cool Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Union Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Home Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Millcreek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Millcreek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millcreek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millcreek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Millcreek Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Long Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Mt. Irwin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Irwin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Irwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Irwin Cemetery is located in Venango County
    • Milledgeville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Yankee Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yankee Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sandy Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Stoneboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Perrine Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
    • Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
  • Jackson Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Center
    • Jackson Center is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson Center <7>
  • Henderson Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
    • Henderson Station is located in Venango County
  • New Vernon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
    • New Vernon is located in Mercer County
  • New Lebanon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lebanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
    • New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Kilgore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilgore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
    • Kilgore is located in Mercer County
  • Clarks Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
    • Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
  • Polk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Polk is located in Venango County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Coolspring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
    • Coolspring is located in Mercer County
  • Perrys Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
    • Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Pearl
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Venango County
    • Utica
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Milledgeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
      • Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
    • Sheakleyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
      • Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Hadley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Nicklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
      • Nicklin is located in Venango County
    • Mercer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barkeyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkeyville
      • Barkeyville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkeyville <7>
    • Bullion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
      • Bullion is located in Venango County
    • Sugarcreek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugarcreek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
      • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
    • Enterprise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Mercer County
    • Nectarine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nectarine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
      • Nectarine is located in Venango County
    • Uniontown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Venango County
    • Cochranton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
      • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <7>
    • Kashner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kashner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
      • Kashner is located in Mercer County
    • Kremis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kremis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
      • Kremis is located in Mercer County

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 Yankee Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yankee Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Yankee Hill Cemetery:

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 Yankee Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1191855  (Yankee Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1191855 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sandy Lake
    • County: Mercer         Elev: 408
    • Location given for GNIS #1191855 (Yankee Hill Cemetery)

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Mercer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Yankee Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3398, Longitude: -80.0762       In this case, the coordinates for the Yankee Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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