A visit to the Elkridge 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 Elkridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elkridge Cemetery:
39.7834, -75.9169
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elkridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elkridge Cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.
The county seat for Chester County is located in West Chester. West Chester lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Elkridge Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Elkridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elkridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hosanna Meeting House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Elk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Little Elk Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk Cemetery
- Oxford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- Episcopalian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Episcopalian Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Episcopalian Cemetery
- St. John's Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Moores Chapel Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Chapel Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- New West Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharpes Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Cemetery
- The Sharpes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharpes Graveyard
- Sharp's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81629 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- West Grove Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Nottingham Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Cemetery
- Rosebank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rosebank Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Glen Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Glen Run Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Run Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- London Britain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Londonderry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Londonderry Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elkridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elkridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elkview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Jennersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barnsley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Blake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Old Line Village of Fair Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Kemblesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- West Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Calvert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Fair Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
- Baker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Sylmar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zion is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Andora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
- Strickersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Glen Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Cherry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Appleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Clonmell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clonmell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmell
- Summerhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
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 Elkridge Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elkridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Elkridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Chester 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 Elkridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1174140 (Elkridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1174140 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: Chester
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oxford
- Location given for Elkridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7834423 Lon: -75.9168879
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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 Chester, 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 from Point A (ie- Elkridge 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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