Month: August 2025

Dead Man Corners Grave Howe Township  Click here for pictures of the grave A single graved located along Job Corps Road near the intersection with Dead Man Corners Road. There is a wooded cross with the surname Turner engraved on it along with military Veteran flag holder. An area resident told us that the individual … Read more

Connely Cemetery Harmony Township  Click here for pictures of the cemetery Connely, Isaac –  Tribute of Respect to the memory of ISAAC CONNELY who departed this life July 4, 1823 Aged 76 years. An Israelite indeed in whom was no guile. Dawson, James – 1755-1842, born in Ireland, Ware of 1812 veteran Special thanks to … Read more

Clarington Cemetery Barnett Township  Located on off of Blue Ridge Road (T360) in Clarington PA. Recorded by Shirley Pierce and Nathan Zipfel, June 1998 Last Name First Name Middle Name Other Name Date of Birth Date of Death Age at Death Notes Aber Effie J Mays 1861 1910   Wife of S.A. Aber. Footstone reads … Read more

Brookston CemeteryHowe Township  This cemetery is organized by row and stone #. If you’d like the listing sorted by Surname, click on the Surname header column (actually you can sort by any column simply by clicking on the column header – to return to the default sort refresh the page.) Click Here to see photographs … Read more

Blue Ridge Cemetery Barnett Township  Located on Blood Road (T307) off of Blue Ridge Road (T360) from Clarington PA. Recorded by Shirley Pierce and Nathan Zipfel, May 1997 Click Here for a pictures of the Cemetery and tombstones. Click Here for a picture of the Methodist Church that existed up until about 1946.  Special thanks … Read more

Barnett Township Cemeteries  Base Map Reproduced Courtesy of the  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation Click on the above Thumbnail to see a full-size image with the cemeteries identified. Clarington Cemetery Blue Ridge Cemetery Redclyffe Cemetery Greenwood Methodist Church Cemetery Maze Cemetery Cooks Forest Cemetery Rae Family Cemetery Return to Forest County Home Page (c) … Read more

Balltown Cemetery Howe Township  Eugene F. Throop in his book Forest County, Pennsylvania Cemetery Inscriptions says the following about this cemetery: Balltown Cemetery — Howe Township–This cemetery was located between Mayburg and Trueman beside the present day home of Mrs. Lois (Welch) Clark. Mrs Clark told the author (Eugene F. Throop) that there were some … Read more

Armagost Family Cemetery Barnett Township  This is a private family plot located off of Blue Ridge Road about a half mile walk back a gas pipeline.  There are no tombstones.  We’ve been told that there may have been some tombstones a number of years ago.  According to the deed for the surrounding property, this family … Read more

Zents, Sylvanus A FOREST COUNTY PIONEER. We copy the following interesting article from last week’s Tionesta Vindicator: Sylvanus Zents, an old resident of Barnett township, writes as follows: “I was born in Washington county, Pa., Aug. 1, 1830. My father’s name was Jacob Zents, and mother, Anna Munn. They were married in 1824; my father … Read more

Gilfoyle Methodist Church Cemetery Jenks Township, Forest County   Located along Rt 36 south of Marienville at the site of the former Gilfoyle Methodist Church.  The church closed in 1969 and the building has been converted into a camp. Click Here for a picture of the Church. Click Here for tombstone pictures   Last Name … Read more