A visit to the German Reformed 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 German Reformed Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The German Reformed Cemetery (FG ID #2261256).
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 German Reformed Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Reformed Cemetery:
39.7881, -77.7292
The German Reformed Cemetery is located in Greencastle.
The cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Chambersburg. Chambersburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the German Reformed Cemetery .
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Establishment of the German Reformed Cemetery ...
The German Reformed Cemetery was established in 1786.
Name Variations for German Reformed 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.
German Reformed 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the German Reformed Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Reformed Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- State Line Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beautiful View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beautiful View Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautiful View Cemetery
- State Line UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Graveyard
- Reiffs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Reiffs Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffs Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Tabor Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Graveyard
- Broadfording Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Broadfording Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording Graveyard
- Salem Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Salem Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Graveyard
- Longmeadow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Longmeadow Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow Cemetery
- Millers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Millers Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Antietam Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Secrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Graveyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- St. James Graveyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Graveyard
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Graveyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Graveyard
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Graveyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Graveyard
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 German Reformed Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Reformed Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greencastle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Milnor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clay Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kauffman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wingerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waynecastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zullinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williamson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cashtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Welsh Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Maugansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Altenwald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leitersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Waynesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nunnery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Guilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- New Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Claylick
(8 miles [12.9 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 German Reformed Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The German Reformed Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 German Reformed Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 German Reformed Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2261256
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 Franklin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- German Reformed 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. |