A visit to the Chanceford 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 Chanceford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chanceford Cemetery:
39.8298, -76.4319
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chanceford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chanceford Cemetery is located in York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Chanceford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chanceford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Chanceford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chanceford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Airville United Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Airville United Presbyterian Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airville United Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Airville United Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Airville.
- Fawn AME Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Old Hopewell Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bryansville UMC Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville UMC Cemetery
- The Bryansville UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryansville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162322 <5>
- Old Roundhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roundhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Roundhill Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill Cemetery
- Fawn Grove Friends
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Fawn Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151558 <5>
- Springville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Springville Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Centre Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Centre Presbyterian Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centre Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of New Park.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1795727 <5>
- Heaps Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Heaps Cemetery is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaps Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Christ Covenant Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Highville UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Highville UMC Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville UMC Cemetery
- The Highville UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Mount Cemetery
- Highville Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271197 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chanceford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chanceford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Airville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Muddy Creek Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Bruce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Kyleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Goram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Susquehanna Trails
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Slab
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Fenmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fenmore is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Stewartstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Castle Fin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- New Bridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Mount Nebo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Colemanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Draco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Draco is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- New Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fawn Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bryansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Felton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Rinely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rinely is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinely
- Highville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Wiley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Creswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Cambria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Craley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Conestoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Bittersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springvale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
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 Chanceford Cemetery. The following communities are located in York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chanceford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delta
- New Freedom
- Stewartstown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Chanceford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to York 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 Chanceford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1171551 (Chanceford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1171551 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: York
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Airville
- Location given for Chanceford Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8298244 Lon: -76.4319072
- 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 York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chanceford 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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