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A visit to the Ness 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 Ness Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ness Cemetery

Lat:   39.8691°   (39° 52' 8")

Lon:   -76.6728°   (-76° 40' 22")

The Ness Cemetery is located in York County<1>.

The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies just to the north northwest of the Ness Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Ness Cemetery.<3>

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

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Ness Cemetery.

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

  • Loganville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
    • Loganville is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganville <6>
  • Dallastown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacobus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
    • Spry is located in York County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Spry
    • From the Ness Cemetery to Spry
  • Potosi
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Winterstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
    • Winterstown is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Yoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Avondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Avondale is located in York County
  • Hametown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Red Lion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glatfelters
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Seven Valleys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Valleys have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Valleys
    • Seven Valleys is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Valleys <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hanover Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Valley View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in York County
    • Felton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Springvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Windsor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <6>
    • Grantley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
      • Grantley is located in York County
    • Glen Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Seitzland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seitzland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
      • Seitzland is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seitzland
      • From the Ness Cemetery to Seitzland
    • Shrewsbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
      • Shrewsbury is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <6>
    • Rinely
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rinely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinely
      • Rinely is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rinely
      • From the Ness Cemetery to Rinely
    • Cross Roads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
      • Cross Roads is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Holtz
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holtz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
      • Holtz is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holtz
      • From the Ness Cemetery to Holtz
    • New Salem
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people

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 Ness Cemetery. The following communities are located in York County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ness Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ness 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 Ness Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1182270  (Ness Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1182270 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: Glen Rock
    • County: York         Elev: 178
    • Location given for GNIS #1182270 (Ness Cemetery)

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ness Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8691, Longitude: -76.6728    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>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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