A visit to the Oberholtzer 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 Oberholtzer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oberholtzer Cemetery:
40.1743, -76.5816
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oberholtzer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oberholtzer Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Oberholtzer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Oberholtzer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oberholtzer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Tunnel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tunnel Cemetery
- Milton Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Milton Grove Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Ober Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Ober Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ober Cemetery
- Shearer Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Goods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goods Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Cemetery
- Eberly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eberly Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberly Cemetery
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Ginder-Kinsey-Stauffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- East Donegal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The East Donegal Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Donegal Cemetery
- Falmouth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haldeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Haldeman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman Cemetery
- Brenneman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Brenneman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenneman Cemetery
- Hostetter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marietta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Earhart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Earhart Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earhart Cemetery
- Shumaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Shumaker Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumaker Cemetery
- Bachman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bachman Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bachman Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Quentin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970144 <5>
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] of the Oberholtzer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oberholtzer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elizabethtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Milton Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Aberdeen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Rheems
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bachmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Florin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Mastersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Colebrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Maytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Joy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Campbelltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Naumanstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
- Timber Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Mount Gretna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 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
- York Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sporting Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sporting Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Hershey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elstonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Gretna Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Fontana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Oberholtzer 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 Oberholtzer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabethtown
- Hershey
- Marietta
- Mastersonville
- Middletown
- Mount Joy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Oberholtzer 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 Oberholtzer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1182857 (Oberholtzer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182857 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: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elizabethtown
- Location given for Oberholtzer Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1742605 Lon: -76.5816344
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oberholtzer 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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