A visit to the Brick Church Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brick Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brick Church Cemetery (FG ID #44444).
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 Brick Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brick Church Cemetery:
40.6793, -77.1401
The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Juniata County<2>.
The county seat for Juniata County is located in Mifflintown. Mifflintown lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Brick Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brick Church Cemetery.
Name Variations for Brick Church Cemetery ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Brick Church Cemetery.
Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shelleys Cemetery
- Brick Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Richfield Mennonite Cemetery
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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brick Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brick Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lauver Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Faith Lutheran Church
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evangelical Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pine Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cemetery
- St. Johns UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beavertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adamsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Koons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Koons Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koons Cemetery
- Dresslers Ridge UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Auker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Auker Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auker Cemetery
- Marshal Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pfoutz Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arbogast Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Hassingers Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thompson's Lock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Aline UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brick Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brick Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Knousetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Beavertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paxtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McAlisterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Aline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shadle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Benfer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coon Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Troxelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Pallas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Middleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McClure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liverpool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Locust Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKees Half Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Globe Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bannerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Brick Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Juniata County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brick Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaver Springs
- Liverpool
- McClure
- Middleburg
- Richfield
- Thompsontown
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 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 Brick Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Juniata 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 Brick Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #44444
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1170225 (Brick Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1170225 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: Juniata
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beaver Springs
- Location given for Brick Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6792483 Lon: -77.1397065
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Juniata, 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- Brick 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |