A visit to the Green Hill 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 Green Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Green Hill Cemetery (FG ID #44970).
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 Green Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Green Hill Cemetery:
39.7414, -77.5907
The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Chambersburg. Chambersburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Green Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Green Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Green Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Green Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ringgold Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ringgold Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold Graveyard
- Antietam Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Millers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Millers Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Cemetery
- St. James Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Graveyard
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Welty Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welty Cemetery
- Harbaugh Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stouffers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stouffers Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouffers Cemetery
- Trinity Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Graveyard
- St. Pauls Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Graveyard
- Paradise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Longmeadow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Longmeadow Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Beards Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Beards Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Graveyard
- Smithsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Germantown Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- State Line Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- State Line UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beautiful View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Beautiful View Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautiful View Cemetery
- Shiloh Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Graveyard
- Bethel Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- Christ Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Christ Reformed Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Reformed Cemetery
- Toms Cemetery #2
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Toms Cemetery #2 is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Cemetery #2
- United Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The United Brethren Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Brethren Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Green Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Green Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wayne Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Zullinger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leitersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rouzerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nunnery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waynecastle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pen Mar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beartown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wingerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Greenvale Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Cavetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smithsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monterey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Long Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chewsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Sabillasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mont Alto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clay Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Altenwald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Green Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Green Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Green Hill 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 Green Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #44970
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1176074 (Green Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1176074 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithsburg
- Location given for Green Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7403719 Lon: -77.5902694
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Hill 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |