Laurel Hill Cemetery, Lower Yoder Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

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Laurel Hill Cemetery
Lower Yoder Township
Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Transcription by Brian J. Ensley, 20 Feb 2002

Laurel Hill Cemetery
Photograph contributed by Brian L. Cartwright

There are a total of at least 87 fieldstones, none of which are inscribed. This is a combination of both headstones and footstones, but it is difficult to distinguish some of them apart by the way they are laid out. Many of these are infants and children, judging by the space in between the head and foot stones. Judging by the sunken depressions in the ground, I believe that there are at least 58 graves in this plot. One of the unmarked fieldstones has a Civil War flag holder on the grave. If this is a Civil War Veteran, it would make a total of three such veterans in this plot. Attempts were made to obtain obituaries for the above two without success. This cemetery was part of the Brown Farm which was abandoned in the 1940's and deeded to the State to make up part of the present Laurel Ridge State Park.

Directions:

Located in Lower Yoder Township, Cambria County, PA, on the mountaintop above St. Clair Road. From St. Clair Road out of Johnstown, travel through Morrellville and turn right onto Marburg Road. From there turn left onto Mountain Road (TR 375). This road winds up the hill and turns into a dirt road as it passes behind the St. Stephen's Cemetery. The dirt road ends at a parking area about two miles up the mountain. From here take the northwest trail for about 40 yards to where it forks. Take the trail to the left to the west. About a half mile up the mountain, the trail crosses over a dirt road. Continue straight up the hill for another quarter mile. In the open area to the left, the cemetery is situated out about 80 yards.

Note:

This information has not been provided by any official cemetery source. It is offered here as a tool to promote further research and should NOT be considered as verified proof for genealogical records.

NAME	BORN	DIED	COMMENTS
_____, _____			Unknown; CW Marker; [Photo]
_____, _____			Unknown; [Photo]
BROWN, John		13 Aug 1893	Aged 67y; Co. H. 4th PA Colored Calvary; GAR; Government marker; [Photo]
SMITH, John		23 Jan 1895	Age 68; Pvt 4th Regiment, Colored Troups; GAR; [Photo]