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A visit to the Smoketown 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 Smoketown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Smoketown Cemetery (FG ID #2282320)

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 Smoketown Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.1722°   (40° 10' 19")

Lon:   -76.7642°   (-76° 45' 51")

The Smoketown Cemetery is located in York County<2>.

The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Smoketown Cemetery .

Name Variations for Smoketown Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Smoketown Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Goldsboro Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Smoketown Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to York 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 Smoketown 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smoketown Cemetery.

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

    • Valley Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
      • Valley Green is located in York County
    • Goldsboro
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Goldsboro is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Highspire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highspire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highspire
      • Highspire is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highspire <5>
    • Royalton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
      • Royalton is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
    • Middletown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Redland Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
      • Redland Village is located in York County
    • Quaker Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
      • Quaker Village is located in York County
    • Marsh Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
      • Marsh Run is located in York County
    • Clifton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Dauphin County
    • Lewisberry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Erney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
      • Erney is located in York County
    • Strinestown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
      • Strinestown is located in York County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • York Haven
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Haven
        • York Haven is located in York County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York Haven <5>
      • Steelton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawnton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawnton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
        • Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
      • Rutherford
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
        • Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
      • Paxtang
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxtang have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
        • Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Rudytown ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rudytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
        • Rudytown is located in York County
      • Nauvoo
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
        • Nauvoo is located in York County
      • Franklintown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklintown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
        • Franklintown is located in York County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
      • Zions View
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zions View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
        • Zions View is located in York County
      • Manchester
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Mount Wolf
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Wolf
        • Mount Wolf is located in York County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Wolf <5>
      • Aberdeen
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
        • Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
      • Hummelstown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
        • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <5>
      • New Cumberland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
        • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <5>
      • Lisburn
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
        • Lisburn is located in Cumberland 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 Smoketown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Smoketown Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Fisher Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fisher Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44854 <1>
    • Fetrow Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fetrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fetrow Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fetrow Cemetery
    • Salem UMC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Paddletown Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Middletown Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Crossroads Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Falmouth Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Midland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Midland Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midland Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in York County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harrisburg.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1921632 <1>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Parkville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Baldwin Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harrisburg.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44341 <1>
      • William Howard Day Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • The William Howard Day Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the William Howard Day Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harrisburg.
        • The William Howard Day Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Day Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Howard Day Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44666 <1>
      • Dauphin County Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Roof Memorial Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roof Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roof Memorial Park is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roof Memorial Park
      • Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Goods Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Goods Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goods Cemetery
      • Mt. Ober Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Ober Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Ober Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Ober Cemetery
      • Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Dauphin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
      • Beth El Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • The Beth El Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
        • The Beth El Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bethel Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth El Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978077 <1>
      • Paxtang Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • The Paxtang Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
        • The Paxtang Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Paxtang Presbyterian Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paxtang Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45738 <1>
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dauphin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Fairview Bethel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

    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 Smoketown Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1998766  (Goldsboro Cemeteries)
      • Note: GNIS record #1998766 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Steelton
      • County: York         Elev: 154
      • Location given for GNIS #1998766 (Goldsboro Cemeteries)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2282320

    The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

    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 York, 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 Smoketown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1722, Longitude: -76.7642    
    <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>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 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.




 

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