Washington County PA Archives Photo Tombstone.....Venice United Presbyterian Cemetery - (partial survey) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/washington/cemeteries/veniceup-cecil-photos.txt File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: as noted This page was last updated: 06 Feb 2008 Tombstone Photos can be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/washington/1picts/cemeteries/veniceup-cecil.htm Tombstone Photo Inscriptions Cemetery: Cemetery (partial survey) 3694 Millers Run Rd McDonald, Cecil Township, Washington County, PA 15057 Lat: 40°19'8.91"N, Lon: 80°13'32.80"W Cecil Township Directions from Hickory, PA: Follow PA Route 50 E for 5 mi, the cemetery is on the left behind the Church and next to the Cecil Intermediate School in Cecil Township, 1/4 mile east of PA Route 980, on left behind the church or take Exit 54 from Interstate 79 at Bridgeville, PA and follow PA Route 50 West for about 7 miles, cemetery is on right. There is little known historically about the Venice Presbyterian Cemetery. The Venice Presbyterian Church (USA), and its predecessors know by other similar names, has always met in the same general location. Beginning in September of the year 1849 and continuing through to this day, the Church has gathered for worship, ministry, and fellowship activities along Route 50. The original congregation belonged to the Associate Presbyterian Church, and co-existed in the area with the Associate Reformed Congregation of Millers Run that was organized approximately one year later. In 1858 their two Presbyterian denominations merged nationally; and so too did these two Venice congregations merge. Thus on November 8, 1858, the Venice United Presbyterian Church was formed. The earliest burial in Venice Presbyterian Church Cemetery shown in the data is April 1858.