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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. 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 Secrest Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.7282°   (39° 43' 41")

Lon:   -77.8768°   (-77° 52' 36")

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 .

Establishment of the Secrest Cemetery ...

The Secrest Cemetery was:

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 either 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Secrest Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • Welsh Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
      • Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
      • Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Huyett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
      • Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Maugansville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Milnor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milnor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
      • Milnor is located in Franklin County
    • Williamsport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <5>
    • Halfway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Long Meadow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
      • Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Greencastle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Williamson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
        • Williamson is located in Franklin County
      • Rockdale
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
        • Rockdale is located in Franklin County
      • Cherry Run
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
        • Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Big Pool
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Pool have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pool
        • Big Pool is located in Washington County (MD)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pool <5>
      • Little Georgetown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
        • Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Cove Gap
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
        • Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
      • Hagerstown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
        • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
        • Former name for Hagerstown:
        • Hager's Town
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
      • Paramount - Long Meadow
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
        • Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Markes
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
        • Markes is located in Franklin County
      • Sleepy Creek
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
        • Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Falling Waters
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Woodcrest Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodcrest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest Village
        • Woodcrest Village is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Kauffman
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kauffman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kauffman
        • Kauffman is located in Franklin County

    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.

    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.<6>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Tabor Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Graveyard
    • Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • The Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dunkard Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery
    • Union Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Graveyard
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Church of God Corners Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Little Metropolitan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Metropolitan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Metropolitan Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Metropolitan Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Clear Spring (MD).
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81437 <1>
    • Broadfording Graveyard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broadfording Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Broadfording Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadfording Graveyard
    • Mt. Zion Graveyard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Graveyard
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Pinesburg Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinesburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pinesburg Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinesburg Cemetery
      • Reiffs Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reiffs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reiffs Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reiffs Cemetery
      • Salem Graveyard
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salem Graveyard is located in Washington County (MD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Graveyard
      • Green Spring Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Spring Cemetery
      • Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Washington County (MD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
      • Beautiful View Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beautiful View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beautiful View Cemetery is located in Washington County (MD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • The German Reformed Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the German Reformed Cemetery is located in Greencastle.
        • The German Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Reformed Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Reformed Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261256 <1>
      • Cedar Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery

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

    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:

    The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

    The official website for State 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 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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Secrest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7282, Longitude: -77.8768    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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