A visit to the Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Harrisburg Cemetery (FG ID #45041).
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 Harrisburg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harrisburg Cemetery:
40.2721, -76.8720
The Harrisburg Cemetery is located in Dauphin County<2>.
The county seat for Dauphin County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies just to the north northwest of the Harrisburg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harrisburg Cemetery.
Name Variations for Harrisburg 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.
Harrisburg 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Harrisburg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrisburg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Harrisburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poplar Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dauphin County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- William Howard Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paxtang Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beth El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Enola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Midland Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shoops Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shoops Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoops Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Shoops Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shoops Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoops Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perry Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roof Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roof Memorial Park is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roof Memorial Park
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Harrisburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrisburg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harrisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Penbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Edgemont
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wormleysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lemoyne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paxtang
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Progress
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- West Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lucknow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Camp Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Lower Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Steelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawnton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Colonial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Bloomburg Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marene Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Old Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
- Westwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Sporting Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiremanstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marsh Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springford Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Paxtonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonia is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonia
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope
(5 miles [8 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 Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrisburg
- Lemoyne
- Marysville
- New Cumberland
- Penbrook
- Shiremanstown
- Steelton
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 professional and volunteer 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 Harrisburg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Dauphin 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 Harrisburg Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #45041
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1176581 (Harrisburg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1176581 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: Dauphin
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrisburg East
- Location given for Harrisburg Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.272867 Lon: -76.8724732
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrisburg 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. |