A visit to the Myers 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 Myers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Myers Cemetery:
40.0487, -77.6236
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Myers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Myers Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Chambersburg. Chambersburg lies just to the south southwest of the Myers Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Myers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Myers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Veterans Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Veterans Memorial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Memorial Park
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gods Acre Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gods Acre Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gods Acre Cemetery is located in Shippensburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181582 <5>
- Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery
- The Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chambersburg Mennonite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #522069 <5>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Chambersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #580919 <5>
- Hanna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Corpus Christi Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corpus Christi Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Corpus Christi Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Chambersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976235 <5>
- Horse Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Horse Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Valley Cemetery
- Path Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Path Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Path Valley Cemetery
- Green Spring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Spring Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- The Green Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irishtown Cemetery
- Lower Path Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fleming Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- New Guilford Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cree Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Cree Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cree Cemetery
- McCaskey Graves
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The McCaskey Graves is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskey Graves
- United Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The United Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Jones / Chapman / Parson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nossville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Nossville Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nossville Cemetery
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Myers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Myers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Orrstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pinola
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Pleasant Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Green Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Mowersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Shippensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cheesetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Keefers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Newburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Lees Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Guilford Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Guilford Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Springs
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Freestone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- New Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Franklin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mount Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Doylestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Saint Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Caledonia Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Big Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
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 Myers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Myers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chambersburg
- Shippensburg
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 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 Myers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Myers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1182128 (Myers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182128 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shippensburg
- Location given for Myers Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0487003 Lon: -77.6236006
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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 Franklin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Myers 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. |
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