A visit to the McClelland 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 McClelland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McClelland Cemetery:
39.8207, -77.2842
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McClelland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McClelland Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Gettysburg. Gettysburg lies just to the east northeast of the McClelland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McClelland Cemetery.
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 McClelland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McClelland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lower Marsh Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45325 <5>
- Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gettysburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44774 <5>
- Soldiers National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Soldiers National Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Soldiers National Cemetery is located in Gettysburg.
- Gettysburg National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gettysburg National Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gettysburg National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Gettysburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1584934 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Blacks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Blacks Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Cemetery
- Flohrs Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greenmount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Greenmount Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount Cemetery
- Emmitsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Emmitsburg Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg Cemetery
- Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hunterstown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973099 <5>
- Biglerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Biglerville Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglerville Cemetery
- The Biglerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centre View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1893827 <5>
- Fountaindale Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- St. Elias Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Elias Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elias Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mountainview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
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 McClelland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McClelland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Seven Stars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Gettysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- McKnightstown Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mummasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orrtanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Virginia Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Heritage
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Goldenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goldenville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
- Cashtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jacks Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Carroll Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zora is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Bonneauville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Hunterstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunterstown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
- Table Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Biglerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arendtsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emmitsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Guernsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Trust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
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 McClelland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McClelland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McClelland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 McClelland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1180629 (McClelland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1180629 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairfield
- Location given for McClelland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8206512 Lon: -77.284152
- 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 Adams, 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 from Point A (ie- McClelland 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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