A visit to the Chelten Hills 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 Chelten Hills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chelten Hills Cemetery
Lat: 40.0652° (40° 3' 54")
Lon: -75.1644° (-75° 9' 51")
The Chelten Hills Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County<1>.
The county seat for Philadelphia County is located in Philadelphia. Philadelphia lies just to the south of the Chelten Hills Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Chelten Hills Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chelten Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Northwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yeakel Schwenkfelder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Leverington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montefiore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lawnview Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Abington Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abington Friends Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abington Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Abington Friends Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Whitemarsh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitemarsh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitemarsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whitemarsh Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Westminster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairhill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- New Cathedral Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Cathedral Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cathedral Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cathedral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Greenmount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Har Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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<2> of the Chelten Hills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chelten Hills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pittville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Allen Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lawton Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wyndmoor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Upsal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upsal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Upsal
- From the Chelten Hills Cemetery to Upsal
- Germantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wayne Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Logan Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lindley Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor Junction ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCartersville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jenkintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyncote
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenside
- Glenside is located in Montgomery County
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oreland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crescentville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
- Oxford Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Cheltenham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ashmead Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmead Village
- Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County
- Noble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Noble is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Noble
- From the Chelten Hills Cemetery to Noble
- Flourtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxborough
(3 miles [4.8 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 Chelten Hills 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 Chelten Hills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glenside
- Jenkintown
- Oreland
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 Chelten Hills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Philadelphia County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Chelten Hills Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Chelten Hills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1171622 (Chelten Hills Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1171622 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: Germantown
- County: Philadelphia Elev: 94
- Location given for GNIS #1171622 (Chelten Hills Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Chelten Hills Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0652, Longitude: -75.1644 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
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