A visit to the Blacks Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Blacks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blacks Cemetery:
39.8623, -77.2719
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blacks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blacks Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Gettysburg. Gettysburg lies just to the southeast of the Blacks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blacks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Blacks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blacks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lower Marsh Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45325 <5>
- McClelland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McClelland Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Flohrs Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gettysburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44774 <5>
- Gettysburg National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gettysburg National Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gettysburg National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Gettysburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1584934 <5>
- Soldiers National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Soldiers National Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Soldiers National Cemetery is located in Gettysburg.
- Greenmount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Greenmount Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount Cemetery
- Biglerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Biglerville Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglerville Cemetery
- The Biglerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centre View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1893827 <5>
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hunterstown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973099 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fairfield Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Strang Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Strang Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang Cemetery
- Emmitsburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Emmitsburg Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg Cemetery
- Mountainview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- St. James Reformed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blacks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blacks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Seven Stars
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Mummasburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Goldenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- McKnightstown Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orrtanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arendtsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Table Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Biglerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cashtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Lake Heritage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Virginia Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Greenmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Hunterstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Guernsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonneauville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Trust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Heidlersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Aspers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bendersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carroll Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Brush Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Newchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Blacks Cemetery. The following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blacks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Blacks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Adams County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Blacks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1169768 (Blacks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1169768 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Adams
- Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairfield
- Location given for Blacks Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8623171 Lon: -77.2719292
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blacks Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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