A visit to the Mount Ober 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 Mt. Ober Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Ober Cemetery:
40.1606, -76.6358
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Ober Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Ober Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Mt. Ober Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Ober Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mt. Ober Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Ober Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Goods Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Cemetery
- Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Tunnel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
- Oberholtzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oberholtzer Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberholtzer Cemetery
- Falmouth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haldeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Haldeman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman Cemetery
- East Donegal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The East Donegal Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Donegal Cemetery
- Milton Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Milton Grove Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove Cemetery
- Shearer Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smoketown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smoketown Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown Cemetery
- The Smoketown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goldsboro Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282320 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of York Haven.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371932 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Brenneman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brenneman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenneman Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Eberly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Eberly Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberly Cemetery
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Camp Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Mount Joy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44518 <5>
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Fetrow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fetrow Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetrow Cemetery
- Paddletown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Paddletown Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddletown Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ginder-Kinsey-Stauffer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran 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 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Ober Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Ober Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elizabethtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Aberdeen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Falmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Rheems
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- York Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Maytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Lawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bachmanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Goldsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Mount Wolf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strinestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Starview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Hummelstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Campbelltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hershey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highspire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valley Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
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. Ober Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Ober Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabethtown
- Hershey
- Hummelstown
- Marietta
- Mastersonville
- Middletown
- Mount Joy
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 Mt. Ober Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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. Ober Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1181760 (Mount Ober Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1181760 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Middletown
- Location given for Mount Ober Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1606493 Lon: -76.6358014
- 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 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 '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- Mt. Ober 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |