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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the William Howard Day Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The William Howard Day Cemetery (FG ID #44666)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 William Howard Day Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the William Howard Day Cemetery

Lat:   40.2437°   (40° 14' 37")

Lon:   -76.8359°   (-76° 50' 9")

The cemetery is located in Dauphin County<2>.

As an estimate, the William Howard Day Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harrisburg.

Adjacent to the William Howard Day Cemetery and just to the northwest is the Baldwin Cemetery.

The county seat for Dauphin County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies just to the northwest of the William Howard Day Cemetery .

Name Variations for William Howard Day Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

William Howard Day Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Day Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 helpful 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 William Howard Day Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Dauphin County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the William Howard Day Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the William Howard Day Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from William Howard Day Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Steelton
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lawnton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawnton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
      • Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
    • Paxtang
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxtang have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
      • Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • New Cumberland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
      • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
    • Penbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
      • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
    • Progress
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Dauphin County
    • Lower Allen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
      • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
    • Edgemont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Marsh Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Run have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
      • Marsh Run is located in York County
    • Highspire
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highspire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highspire
      • Highspire is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highspire <4>
    • Rutherford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
      • Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
    • Harrisburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Hillside Village
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
        • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
      • Wormleysburg
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
        • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <4>
      • Lemoyne
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
        • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <4>
      • Rudytown ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rudytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
        • Rudytown is located in York County
      • Springford Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
        • Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
      • Marene Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marene Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
        • Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
      • Colonial Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
        • Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
      • Bloomburg Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
        • Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
      • West Fairview
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
        • West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
      • Camp Hill
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Redland Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
        • Redland Village is located in York County
      • Clifton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
        • Clifton is located in Dauphin County
      • Paxtonia
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxtonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonia
        • Paxtonia is located in Dauphin County
      • Old Colonial Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
        • Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County

    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 William Howard Day Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dauphin County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The William Howard Day Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the William Howard Day Cemetery.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from William Howard Day Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Calvary Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Beth El Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • The Beth El Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
      • The Beth El Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth El Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978077 <1>
    • Paxtang Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • The Paxtang Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
      • The Paxtang Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Paxtang Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paxtang Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45738 <1>
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • East Harrisburg Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Harrisburg Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Harrisburg Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
      • The Harrisburg Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Kalmia Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrisburg Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45041 <1>
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in York County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harrisburg.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1921632 <1>
    • Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Shoops Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoops Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shoops Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoops Cemetery
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Shoops Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoops Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shoops Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoops Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Poplar Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • The Poplar Church Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • The Poplar Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Poplar Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45814 <1>
      • Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolling Green Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rolling Green Memorial Gardens is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
      • Roof Memorial Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roof Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roof Memorial Park is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roof Memorial Park
      • Crossroads Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Salem UMC Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Fairview Bethel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fetrow Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fetrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fetrow Cemetery is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fetrow Cemetery
      • Fisher Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fisher Cemetery is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44854 <1>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 William Howard Day Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1173000  (Day Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1173000 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Steelton
      • County: Dauphin         Elev: 159
      • Location given for GNIS #1173000 (Day Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #44666

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Dauphin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the William Howard Day Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2437, Longitude: -76.8359    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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