A visit to the Winter 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 Winter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Winter Cemetery:
39.8257, -76.7083
The Winter Cemetery is located in York County<1>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north of the Winter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Winter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Winter Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Winter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Emmanuel UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Glen Rock Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Rock Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reformed Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Cemetery
- Seitz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Seitz Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitz Cemetery
- Ness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Christ Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
- Winterstown Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Salem Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bowser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Rock Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rock Chapel Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Chapel Cemetery
- Stump Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stump Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
- St. Mary's - St. Patrick's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Codorus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Codorus Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codorus Cemetery
- Folkenroth Burial Grounds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stewartstown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roundhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Roundhill Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill Cemetery
- Old Roundhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Lion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Lion Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion Cemetery
- Heiland View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Winter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Winter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Potosi
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Loganville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seitzland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hametown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seven Valleys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Railroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shrewsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winterstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winterstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Glatfelters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tolna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Strickhousers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orwig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orwig is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Rinely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dallastown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Brodbecks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Felton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Lion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Grantley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grantley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Winter Cemetery. The following communities are located in York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Winter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Winter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to York 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 Winter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1191609 (Winter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1191609 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: York
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glen Rock
- Location given for Winter Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8256571 Lon: -76.7080258
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Winter Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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