East Pennsboro Township near Camp Hill in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Poplar Church Cemetery

1784 - 1885

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2021

1. Poplar Church Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Burial place established by early settlers of this area named for a log church built by Germans of the Lutheran faith. The church stood in a nearby poplar grove.

Erected 1981 by St. John's Lutheran Church, Shiremanstown, PA., Successor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 40° 15.302′ N, 76° 55.441′ W. Marker is near Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in East Pennsboro Township. It is on Poplar Church Road 0.1 miles north of Center Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 888 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill PA 17011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Hill Church of God (approx. 0.9 miles away); White Hall School (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Skirmish of Oyster’s Point (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cumberland Riflemen (approx. one mile away); Maurice K. Goddard (approx. one mile away); POW ★ MIA (approx. one mile away); For God And Country (approx. one mile away); 2006-2007 War on Terrorism Deceased (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camp Hill.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2021

2. Poplar Church Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 702 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 10, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.