A visit to the Fritz 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 Fritz Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fritz Cemetery:
40.2971, -75.6523
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fritz Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fritz Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Fritz Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fritz Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Fritz Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fritz Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hanawas Sachem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Highland Memorial Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- Congregation Mercy & Truth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Pottstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Falkner Swamp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Falkner Swamp Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner Swamp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Falkner Swamp Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of New Hanover
- The Falkner Swamp Cemetery has also been known as:
- Falker Swamp Cemetery
- Be careful, some people have confused the Falkner Swamp Cemetery with the Fritz Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44837 <5>
- Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of New Hanover
- The Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Falkner Swamp United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Hollowbush Cemetery
- Be careful, some people have confused the Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery with the Fritz Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2521127 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swamp Lutheran Church Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Shenkel UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shenkel UCC Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenkel UCC Cemetery
- Shalkop Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shalkop Burial Ground is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalkop Burial Ground
- The Shalkop Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Antes Cemetery
- Antes - Shalkop Burial Ground
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Fritz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fritz Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Colebrookdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Ironstone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Halfway House
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Gilbertsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boyertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Pottsgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Stowe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Pottstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Pottstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pottsgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- New Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Amity Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Bramcote
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Pottstown Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Kenilworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Sanatoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fagleysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Fricks Lock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Congo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Bechtelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yellow House
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Monocacy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Bally
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Pleasant Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Eshbach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Griesemersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Griesemersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griesemersville
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 Fritz Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fritz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bechtelsville
- Boyertown
- Pottstown
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 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 Fritz 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 Fritz Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2487660 (Fritz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2487660 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: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boyertown
- Location given for Fritz Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.297142 Lon: -75.652322
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fritz 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. |
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