A visit to the Shirk - Kurtz 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 Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery (FG ID #2496569).
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 Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery:
40.0980, -76.2562
The Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the southwest of the Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shirk Reformed Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moravian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
- Bassler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shreiner - Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Conestoga Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Metzler Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodward Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Siegrist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zooks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leacock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leacock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leacock
- Brownstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kenwick Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kenwick Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwick Village
- Fruitville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rothsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rothsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsville
- Kissell Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Witmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Akron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lititz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smoketown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bird-in-Hand
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mascot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bareville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rohrerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brunnerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ronks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ephrata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lampeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Talmage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Talmage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Soudersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Soudersburg is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudersburg
- Hinkletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2496569
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 Lancaster, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shirk - Kurtz 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. |