A visit to the Lewisburg 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 Lewisburg Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lewisburg Cemetery (FG ID #641314).
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 Lewisburg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lewisburg Cemetery:
40.9577, -76.8884
The Lewisburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lewisburg.
The cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Lewisburg. Lewisburg lies just to the north northeast of the Lewisburg Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Lewisburg Cemetery ...
The Lewisburg Cemetery was founded in 1848.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Lewisburg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewisburg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Luntz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Luntz Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luntz Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Stoltzfus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stoltzfus Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoltzfus Cemetery
- White Deer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sierer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Union Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Church Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- Guier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Guier Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guier Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Klopp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Berlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- Orchard Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chillisquaque Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Sunbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pomfret Manor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Lewisburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lewisburg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Linntown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- West Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Potts Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mazeppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Northumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shamokin Dam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McEwensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watsontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mooresburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Selinsgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Keefers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dewart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Penns Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kreamer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Selinsgrove Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chulasky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Turbotville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Lewisburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewisburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lewisburg
- Mifflinburg
- Milton
- New Berlin
- Northumberland
- Selinsgrove
- Sunbury
- Watsontown
- West Milton
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 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 Lewisburg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Lewisburg Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #641314
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 Union, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lewisburg 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. |