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A visit to the Saint Josephs 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 St. Josephs Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery:

39.8279, -77.2392

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.

The county seat for Adams County is located in Gettysburg. Gettysburg lies just to the east northeast of the St. Josephs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Josephs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Blacks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Blacks Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Cemetery
  • McClelland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The McClelland Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
  • Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Bank Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Joy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Great Conewago Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Flohrs Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Biglerville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Biglerville Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglerville Cemetery
    • The Biglerville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Centre View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1893827 <5>
  • Greenmount Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenmount Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount Cemetery
  • Mountainview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Cemetery
  • St. James Reformed Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfield Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Emmitsburg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Emmitsburg Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg Cemetery
    • Sunrise Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • St. Elias Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Elias Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elias Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Piney Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
    • Piney Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Piney Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek Cemetery
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Littlestown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #750109 <5>
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Johns UCC Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.

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

  • Gettysburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lake Heritage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
  • Seven Stars
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Seven Stars is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
  • Greenmount
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenmount is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
  • Mummasburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mummasburg is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
  • Goldenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Goldenville is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenville
  • McKnightstown Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonneauville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bonneauville is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Hunterstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunterstown is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
  • Table Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Table Rock is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
  • Cashtown - McKnightstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orrtanna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Virginia Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
    • Fairfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitehall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Whitehall is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Arendtsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brush Run
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Brush Run is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
    • Plainview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Plainview is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Biglerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cashtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cashtown is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
    • Harney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
    • Guernsey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Guernsey is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
    • Carroll Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Zora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Zora is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
    • Emmitsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsdale is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
    • Littlestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Newchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Newchester is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
    • Heidlersburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg

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 St. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 St. Josephs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Adams 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 St. Josephs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1186207  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186207 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: Adams
      • Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gettysburg
      • Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.8278738     Lon: -77.2391511
      • 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 Adams, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Josephs 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.