A visit to the United Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 United Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the United Cemetery:
40.2437, -77.7022
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the United Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The United Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Chambersburg. Chambersburg lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south of the United Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the United Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the United Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from United Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Elf Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf Cemetery
- Jeffries Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jeffries Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffries Cemetery
- Jones / Chapman / Parson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nossville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nossville Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nossville Cemetery
- McCaskey Graves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McCaskey Graves is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskey Graves
- Richvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Richvale Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvale Cemetery
- Shade Valley Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Polk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Path Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Path Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Path Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Eby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Eby Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eby Cemetery
- Barkley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Barkley Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- Shope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shope Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shope Cemetery
- Bolinger Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McMullen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- Bell's Furnace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Germany Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilliland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Gilliland Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland Cemetery
- Possumtown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Possumtown Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtown Cemetery
- Pine Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the United Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from United Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Blairs Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Doylestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Waterloo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Dry Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Newbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Perulack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Neelyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- New Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shade Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Peru Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shirleysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Rutherford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Aughwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Rockhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Orbisonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mowersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Pogue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Newton Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Pleasant Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Orrstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McCullochs Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Mount Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 United 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 United Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mount Union
- Newton Hamilton
- Orbisonia
- Shirleysburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 United 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 United Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1190196 (United Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1190196 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doylesburg
- Location given for United Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2436949 Lon: -77.702213
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- United 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. |