A visit to the Silver Spring 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 Silver Spring Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Silver Spring Cemetery (FG ID #326881)
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 Silver Spring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silver Spring Cemetery
Lat: 40.0652° (40° 3' 54")
Lon: -76.4331° (-76° 25' 59")
The Silver Spring Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the east southeast of the Silver Spring Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Silver Spring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Silver Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ironville UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Concordia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Mountville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Centerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Habecker Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eberly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eberly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eberly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eberly Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Mann - Grosh - Lutz Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kauffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Joy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Camp Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Washington Boro Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kauffman's Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kauffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marietta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Degel Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Degel Israel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Degel Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Degel Israel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Josephs New Catholic Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Shreiner - Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shaurai Shomayim Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Bassler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Earhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earhart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Earhart Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Silver Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Silver Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Silver Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ironville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Mountville is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountville <7>
- Landisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <7>
- Rohrerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Central Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Windom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Washington Borough
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Borough have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Fruitville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sporting Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Florin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Letort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kenwick Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwick Village
- Kenwick Village is located in Lancaster County
- Naumanstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Creswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Slackwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Maytown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maytown <7>
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 Silver Spring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Silver Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Lancaster
- Manheim
- Marietta
- Millersville
- Mount Joy
- Mountville
- Wrightsville
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 Silver Spring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Silver Spring Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Silver Spring Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #326881
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth 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 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' (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 Silver Spring Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0652, Longitude: -76.4331 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |