A visit to the Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sacred Heart Cemetery (FG ID #264337).
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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sacred Heart Cemetery:
40.5821, -76.5998
The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Dauphin County<2>.
The county seat for Dauphin County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sattazahn Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Gods Missionary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union-Salem Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bethel Moravian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gunkles Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hollernan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Hollernan Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollernan Cemetery
- Union Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Church Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- Shirks UMC Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wenger Meetinghouse Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Sacred Heart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williamstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tower City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lykens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gold Mine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Valley View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rough and Ready
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erdman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gratz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Suedberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joliett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keffers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hegins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Klingerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beuchler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loyalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Irving
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lorberry Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leck Kill
(9 miles [14.5 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dauphin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sacred Heart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lykens
- Tower City
- Valley View
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 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Dauphin 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #264337
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1185686 (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185686 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: Dauphin
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tower City
- Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5823092 Lon: -76.5999637
- 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 Dauphin, 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 from Point A (ie- Sacred Heart 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. |