Elizabethtown in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Nissley
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Kobel Historic Cemetery

Photographed by William Pope, January 11, 2023

1. Nissley/Kobel Historic Cemetery Marker

Inscription. HN for Hans/John Nissley (birth date unknown,died 1789), son of 1717 immigrant Hans Nissley. In 1743 John and wife Mary (daughter of 1727 immigrants Michael and Anna Siegrist of Silver Spring PA), settled by Conoy Creek and in 1750 they built the lovely home at 561 West Bainbridge Road, Elizabethtown PA. Eventually their six sons each received a farm from their 827 acre tract.

Burial site of Michael Kobel (1763-1823); Prominent citizen, innkeeper, and early postmaster of Elizabethtown PA.
Ober burial - At least one is known at this site.

Erected by Grave Concern Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1743.

Location. 40° 8.551′ N, 76° 36.264′ W. Marker is in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on Masonic Drive 0.1 miles west of Maytown Road (Pennsylvania Route 743), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 331 Masonic Dr, Elizabethtown PA 17022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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 walking distance of this marker: Grist Mill Process (approx. 0.3 miles away); Millstone Plaza History (approx. 0.3 miles away); Elizabethtown (approx. 0.4 miles away); Masonic Village at Elizabethtown (approx. half a mile away); The Railroad Comes to Elizabethtown (approx. half a mile away); For God and Country (approx. half a mile away); The Shoe Industry in Elizabethtown (approx. 0.6 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethtown.

Photographed by William Pope, January 11, 2023

2. Nissley/Kobel Historic Cemetery Marker

Photographed by William Pope, January 11, 2023

3. Nissley/Kobel Historic Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 11, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

Nissley⎯⎯⎯Kobel Historic Cemetery

Nissley
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Kobel Historic Cemetery