A visit to the Byberry 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 Byberry Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Byberry Cemetery (FG ID #44491).
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 Byberry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Byberry Cemetery:
40.1022, -74.9805
The Byberry Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County<2>.
The county seat for Philadelphia County is located in Philadelphia. Philadelphia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Byberry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Byberry Cemetery.
Name Variations for Byberry 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.
Byberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Byberry Friends Burial Ground
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 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Byberry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byberry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roosevelt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- William Penn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The William Penn Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn Cemetery
- Vandergrift Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Vandergrift Cemetery is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Rosedale Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- King David Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The King David Cemetery is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King David Cemetery
- White Chapel Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The White Chapel Gardens is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chapel Gardens
- Sunset Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Shalom Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holme Crispin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holme Crispin Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holme Crispin Cemetery
- Williamson - Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monument Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Beechwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Our Lady of Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Paper Mill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bristol Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Mark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Byberry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byberry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morrell Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chestnut Wood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bustleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bustleton is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustleton
- Pennypack Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Falls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Croydon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newportville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hulmeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryn Athyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingdon Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Rockledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winder Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
- Penndel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Langhorne Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Langhorne Manor is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langhorne Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Neshaminy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neshaminy is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshaminy
- Terwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashmead Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmead Village
- Ryers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cheltenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tacony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Churchville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glenlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenlake is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlake
- Langhorne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Village Shires
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Village Shires is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Shires
- County Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Shoemaker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemaker Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Village
- Shoemak Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemak Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemak Village
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 Byberry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Philadelphia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Byberry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beverly
- Bristol
- Burlington
- Hulmeville
- Huntingdon Valley
- Langhorne
- Riverside
- Rockledge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Byberry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Philadelphia 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 Byberry Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #44491
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1170833 (Byberry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1170833 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: Philadelphia
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beverly
- Location given for Byberry Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1020549 Lon: -74.9801689
- 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 Philadelphia, 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- Byberry 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. |