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A visit to the Folkenroth Burial Grounds ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Folkenroth Burial Grounds. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Folkenroth Burial Grounds (FG ID #2412702)

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 Folkenroth Burial Grounds ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Folkenroth Burial Grounds, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Folkenroth Burial Grounds

Lat:   39.8644°   (39° 51' 51")

Lon:   -76.8414°   (-76° 50' 29")

The cemetery is located in York County<3>.

As an estimate, the Folkenroth Burial Grounds is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Spring Grove.

The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast of the Folkenroth Burial Grounds .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Folkenroth Burial Grounds.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Folkenroth Burial Grounds, with the nearest first.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Folkenroth Burial Grounds.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Folkenroth Burial Grounds, with the nearest first.

  • Strickhousers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hanover Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Seven Valleys
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Valleys have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Valleys
    • Seven Valleys is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Valleys <7>
  • New Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • New Salem is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Valley Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glatfelters
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • La Bott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Thomasville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Thomasville is located in York County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <7>
  • Spring Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Spring Grove is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
  • Brodbecks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Loganville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
    • Loganville is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganville <7>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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 Folkenroth Burial Grounds. The following communities are located in York County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Folkenroth Burial Grounds.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Glen Rock
  • Hanover
    • Hanover lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Folkenroth Burial Grounds.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hanover.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover

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 Folkenroth Burial Grounds:

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 Folkenroth Burial Grounds:

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>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Folkenroth Burial Grounds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8644, Longitude: -76.8414    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.