A visit to the Gods Acre 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 Gods Acre Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gods Acre Cemetery (FG ID #2181582).
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 Gods Acre Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gods Acre Cemetery:
40.0524, -77.5173
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Gods Acre Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Gods Acre Cemetery is located in Shippensburg.
The cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Carlisle. Carlisle lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Gods Acre Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gods Acre Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Gods Acre Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gods Acre Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Veterans Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Veterans Memorial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Memorial Park
- Myers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Green Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- New Guilford Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Strang Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Strang Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Path Valley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Path Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Path Valley Cemetery
- Greenmount Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenmount Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- McCaskey Graves
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The McCaskey Graves is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskey Graves
- Horse Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Horse Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Valley Cemetery
- Flohrs Lutheran Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- United Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The United Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Biglerville Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodyear Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Goodyear Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear 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 Gods Acre Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gods Acre Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shippensburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pinola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lees Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orrstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mowersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roxbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mount Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Caledonia Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Trust
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cheesetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keefers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Montsera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Bears Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Gods Acre Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gods Acre Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chambersburg
- Newville
- Shippensburg
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 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 Gods Acre Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Gods Acre Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2181582
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 Cumberland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gods Acre 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. |