A visit to the Highville United Methodist Church (UMC) 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 Highville UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Highville UMC Cemetery (FG ID #2271197)
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 Highville UMC Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highville UMC Cemetery
Lat: 39.9472° (39° 56' 49")
Lon: -76.4186° (-76° 25' 6")
The Highville UMC Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the northeast of the Highville UMC Cemetery .
Name Variations for Highville UMC 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.
Highville UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Mount Cemetery
- Highville Church Cemetery
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 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Highville UMC Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highville UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Springville Cemetery is located in York County
- Christ Covenant Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Kauffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Habecker Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Washington Boro Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Craley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Conestoga UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olewiler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olewiler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olewiler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Olewiler Cemetery is located in York County
- Millersville Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mountville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Marticville UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Concordia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Ironville UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Canadochly Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Airville United Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conestoga Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Degel Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Degel Israel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Degel Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Degel Israel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Centerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Highville UMC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highville UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Creswell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Letort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Central Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Bridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conestoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Slackwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Washington Borough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Borough have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Craley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Goram
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Goram is located in York County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Goram
- From the Highville UMC Cemetery to Goram
- Colemanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bittersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Nebo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Mountville is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountville <7>
- East Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Ironville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Airville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Street
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rohrerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <7>
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <7>
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Herrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yorkana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
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 Highville UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highville UMC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Lancaster
- Millersville
- Mountville
- Wrightsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Highville UMC Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lancaster County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Highville UMC Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Highville UMC Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Lancaster, 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 things 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 Highville UMC Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9472, Longitude: -76.4186 |
<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 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. |
<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. |
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