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A visit to the Greenmount Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Greenmount Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenmount Cemetery:

39.9231, -77.2986

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenmount Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Greenmount Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.

The county seat for Adams County is located in Gettysburg. Gettysburg lies just to the south southeast of the Greenmount Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Greenmount Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Greenmount Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Biglerville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Biglerville Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglerville Cemetery
    • The Biglerville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centre View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1893827 <5>
  • Flohrs Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blacks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Blacks Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Cemetery
  • Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • McClelland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The McClelland Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Gettysburg National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Soldiers National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Soldiers National Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soldiers National Cemetery is located in Gettysburg.
  • Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
  • Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gettysburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44774 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Goodyear Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Goodyear Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear Cemetery
    • Strang Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Strang Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang Cemetery
    • Fairfield Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • St. Johns UCC Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pine Bank Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunny Side Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sunny Side Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side Cemetery
    • Mt. Joy Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Huntington Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Greenmount Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenmount Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Arendtsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mummasburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mummasburg is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
  • Biglerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cashtown - McKnightstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldenville is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
  • Guernsey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Guernsey is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
  • Cashtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cashtown is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
  • McKnightstown Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Seven Stars
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Seven Stars is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
  • Table Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Table Rock is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
  • Bendersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Aspers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Aspers is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspers
    • Aspers has also been known as:
    • Bendersville Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspers <6>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Trust
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Trust is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
    • Orrtanna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gettysburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunterstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hunterstown is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
    • Plainview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Plainview is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Gardners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Heidlersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
    • Idaville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Idaville is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
    • Virginia Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
    • Lake Heritage
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
    • Gargol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gargol is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
    • Caledonia Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
    • Fairfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Greenmount
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Greenmount is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
    • Newchester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Newchester is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
    • Mount Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Mount Union is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union

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 Greenmount Cemetery. The following communities are located in Adams County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenmount Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Greenmount Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Adams 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 Greenmount Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2508618  (Greenmount Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2508618 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: Adams
      • Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Arendtsville
      • Location given for Greenmount Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.923149     Lon: -77.298596
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Adams, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenmount 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 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.