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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. 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. Ober Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   40.1606°   (40° 9' 38")

Lon:   -76.6358°   (-76° 38' 8")

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 .

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)
    • 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
  • Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Oberholtzer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Falmouth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Haldeman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • East Donegal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Milton Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Milton Grove Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smoketown Cemetery
    • The Smoketown Cemetery is located in York County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in York County
    • 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 east 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)
      • 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
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fisher Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44854 <5>
    • Miller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in York County
    • Eberly Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Camp Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • Fetrow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fetrow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fetrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fetrow Cemetery is located in York County
    • Paddletown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paddletown Cemetery
      • The Paddletown Cemetery is located in York County
    • 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)
    • 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>
  • Aberdeen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
  • Falmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
  • Rheems
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
    • Rheems is located in Lancaster County
  • York Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Haven
    • York Haven is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York Haven <6>
  • Milton Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
    • Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Middletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Royalton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
    • Royalton is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
  • Billmeyer ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Maytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Florin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
    • Florin is located in Lancaster County
  • Lawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bachmanville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
      • Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
    • Clifton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Dauphin County
    • Goldsboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Goldsboro is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Mount Wolf
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Wolf
      • Mount Wolf is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Wolf <6>
    • Mount Joy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Strinestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
      • Strinestown is located in York County
    • Manchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Starview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
      • Starview is located in York County
    • Marietta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mastersonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
      • Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
    • Hummelstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
      • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <6>
    • Colebrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
      • Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highspire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highspire
      • Highspire is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highspire <6>
    • Valley Green
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
      • Valley Green is located in York 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 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.

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 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. Ober 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. Ober Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1181760  (Mount Ober Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1181760 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: Middletown
    • County: Lancaster         Elev: 136
    • Location given for GNIS #1181760 (Mount Ober Cemetery)

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 Mt. Ober Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1606, Longitude: -76.6358       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Ober 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.




 

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