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A visit to the Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery ...

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 Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery

Lat:   39.9065°   (39° 54' 23")

Lon:   -75.5938°   (-75° 35' 37")

The Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.

The county seat for Chester County is located in West Chester. West Chester lies just to the north of the Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hicksite Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Thornbury AME Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornbury AME Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornbury AME Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thornbury AME Cemetery is located in Delaware County
  • Green Mount Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Longwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Longwood Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Old Cheyney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cheyney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cheyney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Cheyney Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Rolling Green Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex
    • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex is located in Chester County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
    • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex has also been known as:
    • Chestnut Grove Annex Cemetery
    • Oaklands Cemetery Annex
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44579 <5>
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Oakland Friends Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Friends Cemetery
    • The Oakland Friends Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Friends Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
    • The Oakland Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakland Friends Burial Ground
    • West Chester Orthodox Friends Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150516 <5>
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
    • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agnes Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45960 <5>
  • Oaklands Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklands Cemetery
    • The Oaklands Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklands Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45667 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Marshallton UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quaker Meeting Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Meeting Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Meeting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quaker Meeting Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Edgewood Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edgewood Memorial Park is located in Delaware County
    • Bible Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bible Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bible Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bible Baptist Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • The Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Wilmington (DE).
      • The Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lower Brandywine Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #289047 <5>
    • East Goshen Bible Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Goshen Bible Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Goshen Bible Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Goshen Bible Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • St. Patrick's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
      • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kennett Square.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46217 <5>
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kennett Square.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46545 <5>
    • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Chester Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chester Bethel Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery.

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

  • Birmingham
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Birmingham is located in Chester County
  • Seal
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal
    • Seal is located in Chester County
  • Coventry Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Village
    • Coventry Village is located in Chester County
  • Brookfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Chester County
  • Wawaset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wawaset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawaset
    • Wawaset is located in Chester County
  • West Chester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hamorton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamorton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamorton
    • Hamorton is located in Chester County
  • Mendenhall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Norway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in Chester County
  • West Goshen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen
    • West Goshen is located in Chester County
  • Suburban Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Village
    • Suburban Village is located in Chester County
  • Fern Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fern Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
    • Fern Hill is located in Chester County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Corinne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
      • Corinne is located in Chester County
    • Red Lion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
      • Red Lion is located in Chester County
    • Caswallen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswallen
      • Caswallen is located in Chester County
    • Centreville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Glen Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Green Lane Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village
      • Green Lane Village is located in Chester County
    • Marlboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
      • Marlboro is located in Chester County
    • Chester Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Heights
      • Chester Heights is located in Delaware County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester Heights <7>
    • Kennett Square
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
      • Whitford is located in Chester County
    • Winterthur
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur
      • Winterthur is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterthur <7>
    • Rockland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Talleyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyville
      • Talleyville is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talleyville <7>
    • Zebleys Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
      • Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County
    • Garnet Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chelsea
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Delaware County
    • Aston Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aston Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
      • Aston Mills is located in Delaware County
    • Unionville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Chester County

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 Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chester County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Birmingham Lafayette 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 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 Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery:

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 Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1169667  (Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1169667 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: West Chester
    • County: Chester         Elev: 119
    • Location given for GNIS #1169667 (Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery)

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth 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 Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9065, Longitude: -75.5938       In this case, the coordinates for the Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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