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. 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 Mt. Joy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Joy Cemetery:
39.7482, -77.2230
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
- 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)
- Soldiers National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
- Gettysburg National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- McClelland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McClelland Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Emmitsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Emmitsburg Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg Cemetery
- Elias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elias Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Cemetery
- Toms Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Toms Creek Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek Cemetery
- Baptist Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Baptist Road Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Road Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- St. Elias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Elias Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elias Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- 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 28 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:
- Harney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Kingsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gettysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Emmitsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taneytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonneauville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Fairground Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Littlestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Zora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carroll Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bruceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hunterstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McKnightstown Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orrtanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jacks Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keymar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mummasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brush Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goldenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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.
- Emmitsburg
- Gettysburg
- Taneytown
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 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 Mt. Joy 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 Mt. Joy Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1288639
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Joy 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |