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A visit to the Little Elk 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 Little Elk Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.7484°   (39° 44' 54")

Lon:   -75.9308°   (-75° 55' 50")

The Little Elk Cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.

The county seat for Chester County is located in West Chester. West Chester lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Little Elk Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Little Elk Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Moores Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moores Chapel Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Elkridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elkridge Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Oxford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
    • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Rosebank Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosebank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosebank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosebank Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Sharpes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharpes Cemetery
    • The Sharpes Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • The Sharpes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sharpes Graveyard
    • Sharp's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81629 <5>
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Episcopalian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Episcopalian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Episcopalian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Episcopalian Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • St. John's Episcopal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hosanna Meeting House Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Nottingham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nottingham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nottingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nottingham Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Griffith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Flint Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flint Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • New West Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New West Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New West Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New West Grove Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Leeds Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leeds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leeds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leeds Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Boot Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • London Britain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the London Britain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the London Britain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The London Britain Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • West Grove Friends 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Little Elk Cemetery.

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

  • Chrome
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chrome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
    • Chrome is located in Chester County
  • Blake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
    • Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Old Line Village of Fair Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Line Village of Fair Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Line Village of Fair Hill
    • Old Line Village of Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Blue Ball Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ball Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
    • Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Oxford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <7>
  • Barnsley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnsley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
    • Barnsley is located in Chester County
  • Calvert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
    • Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Fair Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fair Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
    • Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Elkview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
    • Elkview is located in Chester County
  • Sylmar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylmar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
    • Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Zion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Andora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
    • Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kemblesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
      • Kemblesville is located in Chester County
    • Hopewell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Chester County
    • Jennersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jennersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
      • Jennersville is located in Chester County
    • Mount Vernon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
    • Tweedale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tweedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
      • Tweedale is located in Chester County
    • Glen Roy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Roy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
      • Glen Roy is located in Chester County
    • Mason Dixon Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Dixon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
      • Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Rising Sun
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
      • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <7>
    • Childs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
      • Childs is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Cherry Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
      • Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Appleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Strickersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
      • Strickersville is located in Chester County
    • West Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Summerhill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
      • Summerhill is located in Lancaster County

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 Little Elk Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chester County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Elk 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 Little Elk 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 Little Elk Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1211872  (Little Elk Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1211872 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: Bay View
    • County: Chester         Elev: 122
    • Location given for GNIS #1211872 (Little Elk Cemetery)

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.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 Chester, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Little Elk Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7484, Longitude: -75.9308       In this case, the coordinates for the Little Elk 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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