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A visit to the Gods Missionary 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 Gods Missionary Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gods Missionary 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 Gods Missionary Cemetery

Lat:   40.6293°   (40° 37' 45")

Lon:   -76.7825°   (-76° 46' 56")

The Gods Missionary Cemetery is located in Dauphin County<2>.

The county seat for Dauphin County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Gods Missionary Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Gods Missionary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Gratz.
    • The Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gratz Union Cemetery
    • Simeon Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273655 <5>
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
  • Herndon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
  • Rickard Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rickard Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rickard Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rickard Memorial Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Williamstown.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44808 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Enders.
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Enders Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993036 <5>
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Aline UMC Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aline UMC Cemetery
    • The Aline UMC Cemetery is located in Snyder County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Aline UMC Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Aline
    • The Aline UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Aline Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133768 <5>
  • Barner's Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barner's Cemetery
    • The Barner's Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Union Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Church Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
    • Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Snyder County
      • The Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Lutheran Cemetery
      • Selinsgrove Old Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138562 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Snyder County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Snyder County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Snyder County
    • St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
      • The St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
      • The St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • EUB Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180010 <5>
    • Emanuel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Snyder County
    • Arbogast Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbogast Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Arbogast Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Snyder County
      • The Arbogast Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Arbogast Cemetery
      • Arbogast Lutheran Cemetery
      • Zion Arbogast Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150036 <5>
    • Dresslers Ridge UMC Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dresslers Ridge UMC Cemetery
      • The Dresslers Ridge UMC Cemetery is located in Juniata County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dresslers Ridge UMC Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Richfield.
      • The Dresslers Ridge UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dresslers Ridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992448 <5>
    • Jacobs Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
    • Summit Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Summit Cemetery is located in Northumberland County

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]<3> of the Gods Missionary Cemetery.

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

  • Pillow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillow
    • Pillow is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillow <6>
  • Berrysburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gratz
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Loyalton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
    • Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
  • Erdman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
    • Erdman is located in Dauphin County
  • Mandata
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mandata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
    • Mandata is located in Northumberland County
  • Elizabethville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Klingerstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klingerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingerstown
    • Klingerstown is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klingerstown <6>
  • Lykens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Herndon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Herndon is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <6>
  • Port Trevorton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Malta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Northumberland County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rife
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
      • Rife is located in Dauphin County
    • Dayton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Dauphin County
    • Dundore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
      • Dundore is located in Snyder County
    • McKees Half Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
      • McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
    • Paxton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Dauphin County
    • Rough and Ready
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
      • Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
    • Hoffer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoffer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
      • Hoffer is located in Snyder County
    • Williamstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Millersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <6>
    • Fisherville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fisherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
      • Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
    • Enders
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
      • Enders is located in Dauphin County
    • Carsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
      • Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
    • Leck Kill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
      • Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
    • Pallas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
      • Pallas is located in Snyder County

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 Missionary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dauphin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gods Missionary 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 websites either 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 Missionary 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 Gods Missionary Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1175773  (Gods Missionary Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1175773 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: Pillow
    • County: Dauphin         Elev: 205
    • Location given for GNIS #1175773 (Gods Missionary Cemetery)

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 Dauphin, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gods Missionary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6293, Longitude: -76.7825       In this case, the coordinates for the Gods Missionary 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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