A visit to the Arlington Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Arlington Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Arlington Memorial Park (FG ID #44324).
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 Arlington Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Arlington Memorial Park:
40.6544, -75.5035
The Arlington Memorial Park is located in Lehigh County<2>.
The county seat for Lehigh County is located in Allentown. Allentown lies just to the south southeast of the Arlington Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Arlington Memorial Park.
Name Variations for Arlington Memorial Park ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Arlington Memorial Park has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Arlington Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Arlington Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Allen Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Allen Union Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Union Cemetery
- Egypt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Egypt Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Keneseth Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highland Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Congregation Sons of Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Blessed Virgin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blessed Virgin Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessed Virgin Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- West End Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Arlington Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Arlington Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Seiple
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hokendauqua
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wellington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Catasauqua
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Catasauqua
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Catasauqua
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Coplay
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fullerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Northampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ruchsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stetlersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wennersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wennersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wennersville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Allentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weaversville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Balliettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ironton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Franks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Schnecksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
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 Arlington Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lehigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Arlington Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Arlington Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lehigh 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 Arlington Memorial Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #44324
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1168389 (Arlington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1168389 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: Lehigh
- Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cementon
- Location given for Arlington Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6537077 Lon: -75.5032392
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lehigh, 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- Arlington Memorial Park) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |