A visit to the Secrest 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 Secrest Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Secrest Cemetery (FG ID #2378100).
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 Secrest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Secrest Cemetery:
39.7282, -77.8768
The Secrest Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Chambersburg. Chambersburg lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast of the Secrest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Secrest Cemetery.
Establishment of the Secrest Cemetery ...
The Secrest Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Secrest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Secrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cushwa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Graveyard
- Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bethel Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Metropolitan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Broadfording Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Broadfording Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording Graveyard
- Mt. Zion Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Graveyard
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pinesburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pinesburg Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesburg Cemetery
- Reiffs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Reiffs Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffs Cemetery
- Salem Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Graveyard
- Green Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beautiful View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Beautiful View Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautiful View Cemetery
- State Line UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- State Line Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- German Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Secrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Secrest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Claylick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Welsh Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mercersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson - Conococheague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Huyett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maugansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milnor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williamsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Halfway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Long Meadow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Greencastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dickey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Pool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsport Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Cove Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hagerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Markes
(10 miles [16.1 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 Secrest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Secrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greencastle
- Hagerstown
- Mercersburg
- Williamsport
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 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 Secrest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Secrest Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2378100
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 Franklin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Secrest 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |