Cemetery: Gill Road
Other: Old Italian Cemetery, old catholic cemetery
Sign: No
Street: Gill Road
City: N of Grove City about 2 miles from city
limit
Township: Pine Township, "Hallville"
County: Mercer
State: Pennsylvania
Nation: USA
Zip: 16127
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Directions: Rt 208 N out of Grove City ,
turn left onto Gill Road, cemetery is on left at the sharp bend in the
road
Type: Road-public
Location: Rural-mixed
Terrain: Level
Watersource: No
Features: New house being built encroaching, old
picture on tombs just stolen, fences down
Land Type:
Access: Open
Enclosure: Fence-Broken
Gate: None
Established: 1900
Gravestones: 233
Oldest: 1903
Newest: 1970
Removed: Yes
Relocated: No
Repairs: Unsure
Methods:
Restoration: No
Association: Unsure
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Yes
Records location: Mercer County Historical
Society, available at office in Mercer, PA
Landscaping: No
Paths: No
Trees: No
Crypts: Yes
Fencing: Yes
Walkways: No
Brickwork: No
Ironwork: Yes
Sculpture: Yes
Fountains: No
Roads: No
Buildings: No
Cement: Unsure
Granite: Yes
Marble: Yes
Native Stone: Yes
Slate: Unsure
Other Stone: Unsure
Wood: Unsure
Materials: Yes
Architectural: Yes
Angels: Yes
Draperies: No
Fraternal: Unsure
Hands: Yes
Lambs: Yes
Monograms: Unsure
Plants: Yes
Photos: Yes
Religious: Yes
Scrollwork: Yes
Urns: Unsure
Other Carvings: Yes
Condition: Cemetery vandalized
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried: Unsure
Weather problems: Yes
Pollution problems: Unknown
Vandalized: Yes
Police report: No
VA: Gravestones-Overturned
VA: Gravestones-Broken
VA: Gravestones-Stolen
VA: Graves-Desecrated
Overgrowth: Graves-Disturbing
Vegetation: Trees
Vegetation: Ground-Cover
Vegetation: Moss
Vegetation: Vines
Drainage: Problem-Seasonal
Problem: Encroachment
Problem: Apathy
Owner: Unknown
Use:
Bordering: Residential
Change: Unknown
Reason:
Visited: Occasionally
Archeology: Unknown
Habitat: Unknown
Contacted: Pine Township Supervisors Office on
Rt. 208, Catholic Church on Broad Stree,t Grove City.
Surnames
Agostino, Alessio,
Allesio, Ammendolea, Armini, Armenia, Barone,Bartolo, Bartolomneo,
Bell, Boca, Bogsi, Bombaca, Bombago, Bonanni , Bonanno, Brown, Bucci,
Bumbaco, Callari, Callere, Cangemi,Caponi, Cassi, Catanzariti, Celli,
Cirillo, Copnacchio, Coppolella, Cornacchia, Constantine, Costanzo,
Cianchetti, Ciannl-----, Cisbro, Copnacchio, Cornacchia, Costa,
Costanzo, Crisari, D? ,D'Amore, D'Angelo,D'Antonio, D'Argangelo,
Dalesandro, Damore, Dantonio, Danyello, Darcangelo, Dattolo,
DeAugustino, DeGregorio, Della, DeLuca, DeSalvo ,DiCarlo, Dicasimo,
DiDomenico, DiGregorio, De Gregory, Di Emilio, DiMichele, Dimichele ,
DiTomasso, Dostillo, Ecidio, Falcon, Francavilla ,Gaggamo, Gasbarra,
Gasbarrd, Gavallaro, Gianni, Gialloreti, Gill, Giuseppe, Gregori,
Gsippe, Guarnieri, Horbito, Iervasi, Isacc, Isacco, Isacgo, illegible,
John, Keller, Kenmuir, Lagana, Landro, Leo, Lerz, Liberatore, Lucas,
Luici, Lussri, Mac_aue, Margadonna, Marguglio, Manozzi, Marre,
Massacci, Messina, Mihaly ,Miller, Minnitti, Mosca,Mottillo, Natarelli,
Natili, Nocera, Nigri, Notarelli, Nyugszil, Oliver, Omano, Ostillo,
Palivca, Palumbo, Pasquale , Patrick, Pellegrino, Perry, Piscioniere,
Pietro, Polmiri, Pompa, Prega, Prestandres, Prestanorea, Petuch,
Prinzi, Punteri, Raffel ,Richitt, Rico, Rivelli, Rocace, Roncace,
Rossi, Russo, Salpini, Sarnataro, Scruci, Sericola, Shipione,
Siciliano, Spanberger, Stanley, Talotta, Tenaglia, Thapasse, Thomas,
Tonelli, Toto, Tuntune, Turek, Uranno, Valentine, Valentini, Valentino,
Vescio, Violidif, Walsh, Wash, West, Zambino, Zappeletto, Zappetti,
Ziccardi.
Other Information
A grave is opened. This
site is in need of protection. It was given by the Ziccardi family, who
owned a farm in the area.
My great grandparents
are buried there, but there are no stones for them as they have been
stolen or broken. Within the past 6 months, many wonderful ceramic
pictures have been removed from the stones, a mausoleum was broken
into, a house is being built to the side and cement blocks are thrown
on the cemetery fence and much damage has been done. .
Support
Pine Township
Supervisors. Pine Township, Mercer County, PA.
Mercer County
Supervisors, Mercer County, PA.
Roman Catholic Church,
Broad Street, Grove City, PA 16127
Update
The markers for my geat
grandparents' graves have been found. One grave is so overgrown with a
sprawling bush that the metal cross marking the grave was not seen
before.
Update 2 - 17 April,
2002
Someone is beginning to
pay attention to this cemetery. The cement blocks are stacked neatly a
few feet away from the cemetery fence, although the wire bad condition
fence is in . There is still garbage/debris thrown in the back and lots
of clean up to do, but it looks better.
Update 3 - 02 August,
2002
The garbage has been
removed. A new wire fence is up across the back. Alas, it is a farm
fence and not the more ornate one that was there. Many pictures have
been restored and the broken pieces are finding their way back to the
original stones. The place is mowed and is greatly improved! There's
much to do, but I am encouraged. Thank you, Saving Graves.
Update 4 - 4 September 2005
My email address has changed. If you have family at
Gill Road Cemetery or could offer assistance with the cemetery, please
contact me.
Update 5 - 12 June 2006
A group of descendants has formed and wish to work to fix this
cemetery. If you have any knowledge of, or interest in this
cemetery or its residents, history, please contact Sarah Stevenson at zicccopp@yahoo.com.
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name: Sarah
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Email: i_quake@2fastnet.net
Date: 20 March 2002
