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. 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 Little Elk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Elk Cemetery:
39.7484, -75.9308
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>
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 .
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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)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Moores Chapel Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Chapel Cemetery
- Elkridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Elkridge Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Cemetery
- Oxford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Rosebank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rosebank Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Cemetery
- Sharpes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharpes Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Cemetery
- 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)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Episcopalian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Episcopalian Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Episcopalian Cemetery
- 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)
- The Nottingham Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- New West Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Leeds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Leeds Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boot Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill Cemetery
- London Britain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- 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)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Blake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blake is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Old Line Village of Fair Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ball Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnsley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Calvert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Fair Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
- Elkview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Sylmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Andora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kemblesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jennersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Glen Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Mason Dixon Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Childs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Cherry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Strickersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- West Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
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 websites either 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:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Chester 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 Little Elk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1211872 (Little Elk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1211872 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: Chester
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bay View
- Location given for Little Elk Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.748443 Lon: -75.9307764
- 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 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 '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- Little Elk 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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