A visit to the Milton Grove 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 Milton Grove Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Milton Grove 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 Milton Grove Cemetery
Lat: 40.1681° (40° 10' 5")
Lon: -76.5364° (-76° 32' 11")
The Milton Grove Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Milton Grove Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Milton Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Milton Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oberholtzer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oberholtzer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oberholtzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oberholtzer Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Shearer Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tunnel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Tunnel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Camp Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Joy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Ginder-Kinsey-Stauffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eberly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eberly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eberly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eberly Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Ober Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Ober Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Ober Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Ober Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Earhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earhart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Earhart Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Goods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goods Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goods Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Kauffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shumaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shumaker Cemetery
- The Shumaker Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- East Donegal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Donegal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Donegal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Donegal Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Marietta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bachman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachman Cemetery
- The Bachman Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bachman Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Quentin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970144 <5>
- Hostetter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Haldeman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haldeman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haldeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Haldeman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Brenneman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brenneman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brenneman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brenneman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
- The Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens is located in Lancaster County
- The Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45265 <5>
- Ironville UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ironville UMC Cemetery
- The Ironville UMC Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ironville UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ironville.
- The Ironville UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ironville Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195100 <5>
- Silver Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kauffman's Mennonite Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Mountain View Mennonite Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Milton Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Milton Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Milton Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Elizabethtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <6>
- Rheems
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mastersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Florin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Mount Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Naumanstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
- Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
- Colebrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Maytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Maytown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maytown <6>
- Sporting Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Sporting Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elstonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elstonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Bachmanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Mount Gretna Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gretna Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Timber Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Mount Gretna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna
- Mount Gretna is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gretna <6>
- Marietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campbelltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lancaster Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Lancaster Junction is located in Lancaster County
- Manheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billmeyer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Ironville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Silver Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Landisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fontana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Fontana is located in Lebanon 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 Milton Grove Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Milton Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabethtown
- Manheim
- Marietta
- Mastersonville
- Mount Joy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Milton Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lancaster County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Milton Grove Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Milton Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1181300 (Milton Grove Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1181300 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: Elizabethtown
- County: Lancaster Elev: 161
- Location given for GNIS #1181300 (Milton Grove Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/
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 Lancaster, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Milton Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1681, Longitude: -76.5364 In this case, the coordinates for the Milton Grove 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |