A visit to the Poplar Church Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Poplar Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Poplar Church Cemetery (FG ID #45814).
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 Poplar Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poplar Church Cemetery:
40.2552, -76.9241
The Poplar Church Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Carlisle. Carlisle lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Poplar Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Poplar Church Cemetery.
Establishment of the Poplar Church Cemetery ...
The Poplar Church Cemetery was established in 1784.
Name Variations for Poplar Church Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Poplar Church Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Poplar Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Poplar Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rolling Green Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Enola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- War of 1812 Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roof Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Roof Memorial Park is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roof Memorial Park
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- William Howard Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dauphin County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paxtang Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Harrisburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sitterley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lantz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lantz Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantz Cemetery
- Midland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Midland Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beth El Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Poplar Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poplar Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wormleysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Camp Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lemoyne
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sporting Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shiremanstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Good Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Market
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paxtang
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Penbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Edgemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Progress
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Lucknow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Trindle Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lisburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marsh Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawnton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Colonial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Bloomburg Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
- Fort Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Poplar Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Poplar Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrisburg
- Lemoyne
- Marysville
- Mechanicsburg
- New Cumberland
- Penbrook
- Shiremanstown
- Steelton
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 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 Poplar Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Poplar Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #45814
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1184253 (Poplar Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1184253 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrisburg West
- Location given for Poplar Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2550892 Lon: -76.924141
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cumberland, 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- Poplar Church 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |