A visit to the Veterans Memorial Park ...
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 Veterans Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Veterans Memorial Park:
40.0437, -77.5383
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Veterans Memorial Park is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Chambersburg. Chambersburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Veterans Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Veterans Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Veterans Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Veterans Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Gods Acre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gods Acre Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gods Acre Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gods Acre Cemetery is located in Shippensburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181582 <5>
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Green Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Spring Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- The Green Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irishtown Cemetery
- Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery
- The Chambersburg Mennonite Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chambersburg Mennonite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #522069 <5>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Chambersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #580919 <5>
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Corpus Christi Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corpus Christi Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Corpus Christi Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Chambersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976235 <5>
- New Guilford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Strang Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Strang Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Path Valley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Path Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Path Valley Cemetery
- Horse Valley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Horse Valley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Valley Cemetery
- McCaskey Graves
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The McCaskey Graves is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskey Graves
- Flohrs Lutheran Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenmount Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- United Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The United Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Pine Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Lower Path Valley Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Biglerville Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Biglerville Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglerville Cemetery
- The Biglerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centre View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1893827 <5>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Veterans Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Veterans Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Shippensburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pinola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Orrstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mowersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Lees Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- West Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Roxbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Cheesetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Chambersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mount Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Big Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Caledonia Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Keefers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Trust
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trust is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Newville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Guilford Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Springs
- New Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Franklin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Guilford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Huntsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Newbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
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 Veterans Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Veterans Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chambersburg
- Newville
- Shippensburg
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 Veterans Memorial Park:
- 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 Veterans Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1190391 (Veterans Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1190391 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: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shippensburg
- Location given for Veterans Memorial Park:
- Lat: 40.0437008 Lon: -77.5383207
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Veterans Memorial Park) 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |