A visit to the Perkintown 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 Perkintown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Perkintown Cemetery:
39.7418, -75.4213
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Perkintown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Perkintown Cemetery is located in Salem County<2>.
The county seat for Salem County is located in Salem. Salem lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Perkintown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Perkintown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Perkintown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Perkintown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jordantown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordantown Cemetery is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordantown Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lawn Croft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newark Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Newark Union Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Union Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jewish Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sharptown Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lake Park Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Linwood (PA).
- The Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immaculate Heart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197399 <5>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Chester Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Chester Bethel Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Bethel Cemetery
- Lombardy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lombardy Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardy Cemetery
- Lawnside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- Cathedral Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cathedral Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cathedral Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilmington (DE).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104359 <5>
- Gracelawn Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Gracelawn Memorial Park is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracelawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gracelawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in New Castle (DE).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104372 <5>
- Potters Field Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Potters Field Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field Cemetery
- Glebe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Glebe Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glebe Cemetery
- Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Quohawking Presbyterian Cemetery
- Quihawken Presbyterian Cemetery
- Quohaken Presbyterian Cemetery
- Quohocking Presbyterian Cemetery
- Lower Penns Neck Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Solomons Graveyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Solomons Graveyard is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomons Graveyard
- Chester Rural Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rural Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rural Cemetery is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural 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 Perkintown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Perkintown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carneys Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Beckett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Claymont Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
- Claymont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
- Bellefonte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Edgemoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Analine Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
- Aniline Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
- White Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
- Whites Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carpenter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Ardentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Marcus Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <6>
- Ardencroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Windy Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Trainer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boothwyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Perkintown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Salem County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Perkintown 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 Perkintown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Salem 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 Perkintown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #879237 (Perkintown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #879237 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: Salem
- Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Penns Grove
- Location given for Perkintown Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7417804 Lon: -75.4213044
- 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 New Jersey's counties, including Salem, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perkintown Cemetery) 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. |