A visit to the Fleetwood 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 Fleetwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fleetwood Cemetery (FG ID #298768).
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 Fleetwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fleetwood Cemetery:
40.4571, -75.8156
The Fleetwood Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Fleetwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fleetwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Fleetwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fleetwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Peters Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maidencreek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Maidencreek Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidencreek Cemetery
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Zion Moselem Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Shalters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery of Bowers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Christ DeLong UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lesher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lesher Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesher Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- New Jerusalem Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spies Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Topton Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fleetwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fleetwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fleetwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kirbyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lyon Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Station
- Georgetown Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kutztown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moselem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moselem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselem
- South Temple
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Temple is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Temple
- Oley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lobachsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manatawny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Topton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hinterleiter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rickenbach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ontelaunee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tuckerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laureldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limekiln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Griesemersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schofer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Leesport
(7 miles [11.3 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 Fleetwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fleetwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Fleetwood 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 Fleetwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #298768
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2487624 (Fleetwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2487624 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: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fleetwood
- Location given for Fleetwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.456928 Lon: -75.815746
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fleetwood 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. |