A visit to the Beckers Saint Peters Church 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 Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery:
40.4920, -75.8735
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Moselem Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maidencreek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Maidencreek Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidencreek Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Fleetwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Jerusalem Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Birch Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Birch Hill Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Friedens Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Friedens Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lenhartsville.
- The Friedens Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Friedens Church Cemetery
- Friedens Reformed UCC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976374 <5>
- Leesport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Shalters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #217527 <5>
- Viewpoint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Viewpoint Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewpoint Cemetery
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laureldale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Laureldale Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laureldale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laureldale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tuckerton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #205776 <5>
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gethsemane Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Laureldale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #308217 <5>
- Christ DeLong UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery of Bowers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery of Bowers is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery of Bowers
- The Union Cemetery of Bowers has also been known as:
- Bowers Cemetery
- Christ DeLong's Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moselem
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moselem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselem
- Kirbyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kirbyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
- Georgetown Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Georgetown Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Fleetwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Leesport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kutztown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lenhartsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shoemakersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dauberville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dauberville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauberville
- Rickenbach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rickenbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbach
- Ontelaunee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ontelaunee is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tuckerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckerton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton
- South Temple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Temple is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Temple
- Dryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dryville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryville
- Lyon Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lyon Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Station
- Eagle Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Ededburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Centerport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laureldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sally Ann is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
- Hinterleiter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Grimville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
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 Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Berks 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 Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2487765 (Beckers Saint Peters Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2487765 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: Berks
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fleetwood
- Location given for Beckers Saint Peters Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.492034 Lon: -75.873455
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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 Berks, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beckers St. Peters Church 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. |
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