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A visit to the Mount Joy 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 Mt. Joy Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Joy Cemetery (FG ID #1288639)

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 Mt. Joy Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Joy Cemetery

Lat:   39.7482°   (39° 44' 53")

Lon:   -77.2230°   (-77° 13' 22")

The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.

The county seat for Adams County is located in Gettysburg. Gettysburg lies just to the north of the Mt. Joy Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Joy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mountainview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Sunrise Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Pine Bank Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Piney Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • St. James Reformed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Soldiers National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Piney Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Gettysburg National Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • McClelland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClelland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClelland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McClelland Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Emmitsburg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmitsburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmitsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmitsburg Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Elias Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elias Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elias Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Toms Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toms Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toms Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Toms Creek Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Baptist Road Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Road Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baptist Road Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • St. Elias Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elias Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Elias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Elias Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Grace Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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 Mt. Joy Cemetery.

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

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 Mt. Joy 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 Mt. Joy 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 helpful 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 Mt. Joy 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 Mt. Joy Cemetery:

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Joy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7482, Longitude: -77.2230    
<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 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.
<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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