Southmont in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Union Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 26, 2026

1. Union Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
In memory of our early citizens, buried in this grave yard, whose monuments were destroyed by the flood, May 31, 1889.

Erected in Union Cemetery 1898
Moved to present site 1949

Erected 1949.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is May 31, 1889.

Location. 40° 18.631′ N, 78° 55.6′ W. Marker is in Southmont, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It can be reached from the intersection of Millcreek Road and Bucknell Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in Grandview Cemetery in section Edgewood 5. It is stop 17 on the cemetery's walking/driving tour. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 Millcreek Road, Johnstown PA 15905, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Samuel Cole (here, next to this marker); George Lucas (here, next to this marker); 1889 Johnstown Flood Unidentified Dead (approx. 0.3 miles away); Johnstown Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Citizens' Cemetery Association Grand-View Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chapin Arch (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Cambria A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Cambria County War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southmont.

Regarding Union Cemetery Marker. The Union Cemetery was located where the current 1st Summit Arena at Cambria County War Memorial now stands in downtown Johnstown.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 26, 2026

2. Union Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.