A visit to the Lantz 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 Lantz Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lantz Cemetery:
40.5770, -77.2603
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lantz Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lantz Cemetery is located in Juniata County<2>.
The county seat for Juniata County is located in Mifflintown. Mifflintown lies just to the west of the Lantz Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lantz 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 Lantz Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lantz Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Locust Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Locust Run Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Locust Run Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Locust Run.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45311 <5>
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Thompson's Lock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thompson's Lock Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Lock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thompson's Lock Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Thompsontown.
- The Thompson's Lock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thompson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46466 <5>
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Bull Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bull Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hill Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Bookwalter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bookwalter Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter Cemetery
- Auker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Auker Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auker Cemetery
- Rothrock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rothrock Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothrock Cemetery
- Diven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Diven Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diven Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Mifflintown.
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Marshal Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Koons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Koons Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koons Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Kilmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kilmer Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmer Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- St. Johns UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deardorff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Deardorff Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deardorff Cemetery
- Lauver 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lantz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lantz Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Locust Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Thompsontown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McAlisterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mexico
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Millerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swales
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Port Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Port
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Mifflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eshcol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Seven Stars
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ickesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- McClure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Richfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Bannerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Pfoutz Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Knousetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Beaver Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Alfarata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Paintersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
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 Lantz Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Juniata County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lantz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaver Springs
- McClure
- Mifflin
- Mifflintown
- Newport
- Port Royal
- Richfield
- Thompsontown
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 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 Lantz Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Juniata 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 Lantz Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1178883 (Lantz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1178883 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: Juniata
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mexico
- Location given for Lantz Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5770248 Lon: -77.2602642
- 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 Juniata, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lantz 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. |
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