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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. 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 Poplar Church Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.2552°   (40° 15' 18")

Lon:   -76.9241°   (-76° 55' 26")

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 .

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:

  • Poplar Grove Cemetery

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 21 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.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
    • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <6>
  • Camp Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lemoyne
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
    • Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <6>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiremanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
    • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Lower Allen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
    • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
  • Hillside Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
    • Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
  • Harrisburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Westwood Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
  • New Cumberland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
    • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <6>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Good Hope
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rudytown ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Steelton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Paxtang
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxtang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
      • Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Paxtang
      • From the Poplar Church Cemetery to Paxtang
    • Penbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
      • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Dauphin County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawnton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
      • Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
    • Colonial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
      • Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
    • Bloomburg Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
      • Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
    • Marysville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <6>
    • Old Colonial Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
      • Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
    • 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.

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 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 Poplar Church 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 Poplar Church Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1184253  (Poplar Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1184253 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: Harrisburg West
    • County: Cumberland         Elev: 132
    • Location given for GNIS #1184253 (Poplar Grove Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #45814

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

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' 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 Poplar Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2552, Longitude: -76.9241    
<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 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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