A visit to the East Harrisburg Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the East Harrisburg Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The East Harrisburg Cemetery (FG ID #44722).
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 Harrisburg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Harrisburg Cemetery:
40.2809, -76.8533
The East Harrisburg Cemetery is located in Dauphin County<2>.
The county seat for Dauphin County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies just to the west of the East Harrisburg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Harrisburg Cemetery.
Name Variations for East Harrisburg 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.
East Harrisburg Cemetery has also been known as:
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the East Harrisburg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Harrisburg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Paxtang Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beth El Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shoops Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shoops Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoops Cemetery
- Dauphin County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- William Howard Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shoops Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shoops Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoops Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Midland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Midland Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Cemetery
- Enola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poplar Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Koons Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Koons Memorial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koons Memorial Park
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the East Harrisburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Harrisburg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Penbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Edgemont
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paxtang
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Progress
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Harrisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Colonial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Bloomburg Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Wormleysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lemoyne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Steelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawnton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Lucknow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Marene Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Paxtonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonia is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonia
- Old Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
- West Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Rutherford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springford Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Linglestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Harrisburg 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 East Harrisburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrisburg
- Lemoyne
- New Cumberland
- Penbrook
- Steelton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Harrisburg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Dauphin 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 Harrisburg Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #44722
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1173819 (East Harrisburg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1173819 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: Dauphin
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrisburg East
- Location given for East Harrisburg Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2817558 Lon: -76.8516393
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 '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- East Harrisburg 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |