A visit to the East Donegal 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 East Donegal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Donegal Cemetery:
40.0795, -76.6089
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Donegal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Donegal Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the East Donegal Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Donegal Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the East Donegal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Donegal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Haldeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Haldeman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman Cemetery
- Brenneman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brenneman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenneman Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goods Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Cemetery
- Strickler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Strickler Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler Cemetery
- Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tunnel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
- Mt. Ober Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Ober Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ober Cemetery
- Kreutz Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dietz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dietz Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dietz Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hallam.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963492 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wrightsville.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wrightsville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #206172 <5>
- Eberly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eberly Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberly Cemetery
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Mount Joy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44518 <5>
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- Falmouth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strickler - Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
- The Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45265 <5>
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Oberholtzer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oberholtzer Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberholtzer Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of York Haven.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371932 <5>
- Canadochly Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Ironville UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ironville UMC Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ironville UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ironville.
- The Ironville UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ironville Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195100 <5>
- Milton Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Milton Grove Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the East Donegal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Donegal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Marietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Starview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Florin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Rheems
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Mount Wolf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hallam
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Wrightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- York Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stonybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Yorkana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- East Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Ironville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Milton Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Emigsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East York is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
- Strinestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- Zions View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zions View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
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 East Donegal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Donegal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Elizabethtown
- Marietta
- Mount Joy
- Wrightsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 East Donegal Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 East Donegal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1173796 (East Donegal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1173796 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Columbia West
- Location given for East Donegal Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0795403 Lon: -76.6088556
- 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 Lancaster, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Donegal 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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