A visit to the Lancaster 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 Lancaster Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lancaster Cemetery (FG ID #45253).
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 Lancaster Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lancaster Cemetery:
40.0460, -76.3003
The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the southwest of the Lancaster Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lancaster Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Lancaster Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lancaster Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodward Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverview Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Degel Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Degel Israel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degel Israel Cemetery
- Conestoga Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millersville Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bassler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Siegrist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Habecker Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beiler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beiler Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beiler Cemetery
- Moravian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
- Kauffman's Mennonite Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Concordia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- Mountville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kauffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Christ Covenant Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conestoga UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marticville UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shirk Reformed Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 36 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lancaster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lancaster Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lancaster
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kenwick Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kenwick Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwick Village
- Fruitville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zooks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rohrerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Witmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slackwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lampeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Talmage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Talmage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Smoketown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leacock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leacock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leacock
- Windom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bird-in-Hand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kissell Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Landisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Central Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Letort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conestoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Herrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lititz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Refton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Strasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Soudersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Soudersburg is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudersburg
- Ronks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mascot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Brownstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rothsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rothsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsville
- Silver Spring
(7 miles [11.3 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 Lancaster Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lancaster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lancaster
- Lititz
- Millersville
- Mountville
- Strasburg
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 Lancaster Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Lancaster Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #45253
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1178843 (Lancaster Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1178843 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lancaster
- Location given for Lancaster Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0459308 Lon: -76.3002363
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Lancaster 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. |