A visit to the DeTurk 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 DeTurk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the DeTurk Cemetery:
40.2951, -75.7953
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the DeTurk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The DeTurk Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies just to the west northwest of the DeTurk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the DeTurk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the DeTurk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from DeTurk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Young - Kissling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- The St. Michaels Cemetery has also been known as:
- Birdsboro Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46187 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Schwarzwald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Oley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355996 <5>
- Spies Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spies Zion Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spies Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spies Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Laureldale.
- The Spies Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zions Spies Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1323059 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Aulenbach's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Cemetery
- Friedens Bible Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friedens Bible Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Bible Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Bible Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Birdsboro.
- The Friedens Bible Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Wicklein Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343568 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Pauls UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oley Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oley Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Shenkel UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shenkel UCC Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenkel UCC Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Friedens Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oley.
- The Friedens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211517 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the DeTurk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from DeTurk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stonersville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Birdsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Monocacy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Yellow House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Exeter Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Village
- Robeson Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robeson Crossing is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeson Crossing
- Amity Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Jacksonwald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonwald is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonwald
- Brice Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brice Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Village
- Limekiln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Limekiln is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limekiln
- Lorane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lorane is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Gibraltar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gibraltar is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bally
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griesemersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griesemersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griesemersville
- Saint Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Reiffton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reiffton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffton
- Scarlets Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
- Mount Penn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flying Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
- Geigertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Geigertown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
- Bramcote
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Pottsgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Ironstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Manatawny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manatawny is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatawny
- Oley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 DeTurk Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The DeTurk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 DeTurk 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 DeTurk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2488033 (DeTurk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2488033 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: 56 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Birdsboro
- Location given for DeTurk Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.295134 Lon: -75.795348
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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- DeTurk 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |