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A visit to the Abington Friends Cemetery ...


The location of the Abington Friends Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Abington Friends Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Abington Friends Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Abington Friends Cemetery

Lat:   40.0934°   (40° 5' 36")

Lon:   -75.1188°   (-75° 7' 7")

The Abington Friends Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.

The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Norristown. Norristown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Abington Friends Cemetery .

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 Abington Friends Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Montgomery County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Abington Friends Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Abington Friends Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Abington Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Jenkintown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Abington
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Elkins Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rockledge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Glenside
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenside
      • Glenside is located in Montgomery County
    • Wyncote
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pittville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
      • Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
    • Milestown ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
      • Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
    • Lawton Station ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Station
      • Lawton Station is located in Philadelphia County
    • Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane Station
      • Oak Lane Station is located in Philadelphia County
    • Ashmead Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmead Village
      • Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Cheltenham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Ryers
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryers
        • Ryers is located in Montgomery County
      • Roslyn
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Meadowbrook
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
        • Meadowbrook is located in Montgomery County
      • Wyndmoor
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyndmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndmoor
        • Wyndmoor is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyndmoor <4>
      • Somerville ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
        • Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
      • Branchtown ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
        • Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
        • Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Tabor Junction ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Junction
        • Tabor Junction is located in Philadelphia County
      • Tabor Station ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Station
        • Tabor Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • McCartersville ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartersville
        • McCartersville is located in Philadelphia County
      • Crescentville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescentville
        • Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
      • Oxford Village
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
        • Oxford Village is located in Philadelphia County
      • Huntingdon Valley
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Grove
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
        • Willow Grove is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Grove <4>
      • Oreland
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

    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 Abington Friends Cemetery. The following communities are located in Montgomery County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Abington Friends Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Abington Friends Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Abington Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • The St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rockledge.
      • The St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fox Chase Cemetery
      • St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997475 <6>
    • Montefiore Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • The Montefiore Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Montefiore Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Rockledge.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montefiore Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45446 <6>
    • Lawnview Memorial Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • The Lawnview Memorial Park is located in Montgomery County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawnview Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Rockledge.
      • The Lawnview Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Lawnview Memorial Park
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawnview Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45275 <6>
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Roslyn.
      • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ardsley Burial Park Cemetery
      • Ardsley Burial Park
      • Ardsley Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45092 <6>
    • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Philadelphia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973236 <6>
    • Northwood Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Ivy Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Hill Cemetery
    • Ivy Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ivy Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Philadelphia.
      • The Ivy Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Germantown & Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45186 <6>
    • Chelten Hills Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Philadelphia National Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Philadelphia National Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
      • The Philadelphia National Cemetery has also been known as:
      • National Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia National Cemetery
    • Continue List   (23 more) ...
      • Yeakel Schwenkfelder
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Yeakel Schwenkfelder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Yeakel Schwenkfelder is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeakel Schwenkfelder
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406464 <6>
      • Greenwood Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
        • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
        • Knights of Pythias - Greenwood Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44992 <6>
      • Oakland Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Har Nebo Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Paper Mill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paper Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Paper Mill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paper Mill Cemetery
      • Whitemarsh Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitemarsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whitemarsh Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitemarsh Cemetery
      • Hood Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
      • New Cathedral Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • New Cathedral Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cathedral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cathedral Cemetery
      • Greenmount Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • St. Joachim Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Adath Jeshurun Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Hills Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedar Hills Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hills Cemetery
      • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Carmel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Carmel Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmel Cemetery
      • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Cedar Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
      • Holme Crispin Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holme Crispin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holme Crispin Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holme Crispin Cemetery
      • Forest Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Shalom Memorial Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shalom Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shalom Memorial Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shalom Memorial Cemetery
      • Hatboro Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The Hatboro Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hatboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hatboro.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatboro Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45046 <6>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Abington Friends Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1207693  (Abington Friends Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1207693 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Frankford
      • County: Montgomery         Elev: 92
      • Location given for GNIS #1207693 (Abington Friends Cemetery)

    The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Abington Friends Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0934, Longitude: -75.1188       In this case, the coordinates for the Abington Friends Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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