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A visit to the Hershey 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 Hershey Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.8840°   (39° 53' 2")

Lon:   -76.8422°   (-76° 50' 31")

The Hershey Cemetery is located in York County<2>.

The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies just to the northeast of the Hershey Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hershey Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Codorus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Codorus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Codorus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Codorus Cemetery is located in York County
  • Wolf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wolf Cemetery is located in York County
  • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    • The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in York County
  • Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in York County
    • The Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holtzschwamm Union Cemetery
    • Paradise Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153529 <5>
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
    • The Paradise Cemetery is located in York County
    • The Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Paradise Union Church Cemetery
  • Porters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Porters Cemetery is located in York County
  • Hershey Mennonite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Altland's Meeting House Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Neimans Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neimans Cemetery
    • The Neimans Cemetery is located in York County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in York County
    • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #328782 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • The Union Cemetery is located in York County
  • Strayers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strayers Cemetery
    • The Strayers Cemetery is located in York County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • York Road Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Road Cemetery
      • The York Road Cemetery is located in York County
      • The York Road Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bairs Meeting House Cemetery
    • Dubs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dubs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dubs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dubs Cemetery is located in York County
    • Emmanuel UMC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Salem Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Union Cemetery
      • The Salem Union Cemetery is located in York County
    • Stump Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stump Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stump Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stump Cemetery is located in York County
    • St. Mary's - St. Patrick's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenmount Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenmount Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenmount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenmount Cemetery is located in York County
    • Wolf Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wolf Cemetery is located in York County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hershey Cemetery.

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

  • Strickhousers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strickhousers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
    • Strickhousers is located in York County
  • New Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • New Salem is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • La Bott
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
    • La Bott is located in York County
  • Thomasville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Thomasville is located in York County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <7>
  • Jefferson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hanover Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hanover Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Junction
    • Hanover Junction is located in York County
  • Seven Valleys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Valleys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Valleys
    • Seven Valleys is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Valleys <7>
  • Glatfelters
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glatfelters
    • Glatfelters is located in York County
  • Spring Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Spring Grove is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
  • Valley Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
    • Valley Junction is located in York County
  • Jacobus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West York
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
    • West York is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <7>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Shiloh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in York County
    • Weigelstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weigelstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weigelstown
      • Weigelstown is located in York County
    • Brodbecks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brodbecks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
      • Brodbecks is located in York County
    • Davidsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsburg
      • Davidsburg is located in York County
    • Loganville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
      • Loganville is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganville <7>
    • Grantley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
      • Grantley is located in York County
    • Park Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in York County
    • Abbottstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbottstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottstown
      • Abbottstown is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbottstown <7>
    • Dover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <7>
    • Glenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
      • Glenville is located in York County
    • Glen Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Spry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
      • Spry is located in York County
    • Avondale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Avondale is located in York County
    • Valley View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in York County
    • York
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <7>
    • North York
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North York
      • North York is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
    • East Berlin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berlin
      • East Berlin is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Berlin <7>

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 Hershey Cemetery. The following communities are located in York County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hershey 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 Hershey Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1176896  (Hershey Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1176896 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: West York
    • County: York         Elev: 135
    • Location given for GNIS #1176896 (Hershey Cemetery)

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

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 York, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hershey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8840, Longitude: -76.8422       In this case, the coordinates for the Hershey 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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