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A visit to the Eshcol Memorial Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Eshcol Memorial Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eshcol Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eshcol Memorial Cemetery

Lat:   40.4604°   (40° 27' 37")

Lon:   -77.2972°   (-77° 17' 49")

The Eshcol Memorial Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.

. New Bloomfield lies just to the east southeast of the Eshcol Memorial Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eshcol Memorial Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eshcol Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kilmer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kilmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kilmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kilmer Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Bull Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bull Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bull Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bull Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Locust Run Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Run Cemetery
    • The Locust Run Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Locust Run Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Locust Run.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45311 <5>
  • Bookwalter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bookwalter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bookwalter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bookwalter Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mifflintown.
  • Restland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Restland Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Newport Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newport Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Adams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Rothrock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rothrock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rothrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rothrock Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Diven Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Diven Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Emory Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emory Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emory Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emory Chapel Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Landisburg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landisburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Landisburg Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • Thompson's Lock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson's Lock Cemetery
      • The Thompson's Lock Cemetery is located in Juniata County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thompson's Lock Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Thompsontown.
      • The Thompson's Lock Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Thompson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46466 <5>
    • Lantz Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lantz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lantz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lantz Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • Snyders Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyders Cemetery
      • The Snyders Cemetery is located in Perry County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Snyders Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mecks Corner.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978059 <5>
    • Deardorff Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deardorff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deardorff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deardorff Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Perry County

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 Eshcol Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eshcol Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Eshcol
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
    • Eshcol is located in Perry County
  • Ickesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
    • Ickesburg is located in Perry County
  • Elliottsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
    • Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
  • Bloomfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Blain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain
    • Blain is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blain <6>
  • Mexico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Mexico is located in Juniata County
  • Locust Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
    • Locust Run is located in Juniata County
  • Port Royal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Port
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
    • Old Port is located in Juniata County
  • Alinda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
    • Alinda is located in Perry County
  • Thompsontown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kistler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
    • Kistler is located in Perry County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bixler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
      • Bixler is located in Perry County
    • Landisburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Newport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Centre
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
      • Centre is located in Perry County
    • Mecks Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
      • Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
    • Millerstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mifflintown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mifflin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Cisna Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
      • Cisna Run is located in Perry County
    • Rose Glen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
      • Rose Glen is located in Perry County
    • Bailey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Perry County
    • Doyles Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyles Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
      • Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
    • McAlisterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAlisterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlisterville
      • McAlisterville is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlisterville <6>

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 Eshcol Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eshcol Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Eshcol Memorial Cemetery:

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 Eshcol Memorial Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1174319  (Eshcol Memorial Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1174319 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: Ickesburg
    • County: Perry         Elev: 185
    • Location given for GNIS #1174319 (Eshcol Memorial Cemetery)

The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.org/

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

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 Perry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Eshcol Memorial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4604, Longitude: -77.2972       In this case, the coordinates for the Eshcol Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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