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

Shopp Cemetery

— United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 221 —

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 28, 2016

1. Shopp Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In the 1780's United Brethren circuit riders began preaching at the home of John Shopp located one half mile north of this site. A Meeting House was erected in the present cemetery in 1827 on land donated by John Shopp. The congregation built a new church at 125 E. Main Street in Shiremanstown in 1855 using the stones of the Shopp Meeting House as the first floor of the new building. Although the congregation has moved and changed names over the years, Shopp Cemetery continues to be owned and maintained by Shiremanstown United Methodist Church who remains dedicated to a tradition of Christian ministry to the community and the world.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the United Methodist Church Historic Sites series list.

Location. 40° 13.521′ N, 76° 56.564′ W. Marker is near Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Hampden Township. It is on Simpson Ferry Road east of St. Johns Church Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near

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this postal address: 3615 Simpson Ferry Rd, 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.

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: Christian Stoner House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Shiremanstown Sesquicentennial Time Capsule (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); The Home of Primroses - Built About 1885 (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Church of God - Dedicated 1838 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Atticks Tailor Shop - Built Mid 1800s (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Starr Tin Shop (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rupp General Store - Built Before 1862 (approx. 0.7 miles away).

More about this marker.

Shopp Cemetery and Marker - Looking South Across Simpson Ferry Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 28, 2016

2. Shopp Cemetery and Marker - Looking South Across Simpson Ferry Road

The marker is mounted to a large stone monument that faces Simpson Ferry Road, between the road and the cemetery, between Trinity High School and Troy Granite.

Shopp Cemetery - Gates with Marker in the Distance on the Left image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 28, 2016

3. Shopp Cemetery - Gates with Marker in the Distance on the Left

Shopp Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 28, 2016

4. Shopp Cemetery

Shopp Cemetery - Shopp Family Plots image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 28, 2016

5. Shopp Cemetery - Shopp Family Plots

The Shopp Cemetery is United Methodist Church Historic Site No. 221. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 28, 2016

6. The Shopp Cemetery is United Methodist Church Historic Site No. 221.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,288 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 22, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.