A visit to the German Protestant 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 German Protestant Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The German Protestant Cemetery (FG ID #204968).
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 German Protestant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Protestant Cemetery:
40.8060, -76.1249
The German Protestant Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Mahanoy City.
The cemetery is located in Schuylkill County<3>.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the west of The German Protestant Cemetery is the Saint Joseph Cemetery. See below for details.
The county seat for Schuylkill County is located in Pottsville. Pottsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southwest of the German Protestant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the German Protestant Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the German Protestant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Protestant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peddlars Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peddlars Grave is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peddlars Grave
- Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Casmir's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Bertha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bertha Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bertha Cemetery
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Nuremberg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Nuremberg Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuremberg Cemetery
- Hetherington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hetherington Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherington Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Burying Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Steigerwalts Church of God Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welsh Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the German Protestant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Protestant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mahanoy City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Boston - Morea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston - Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston - Morea
- Saint Nicholas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grier City - Park Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grier City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Delano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Girard Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Krebs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
- Shenandoah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Frackville Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frackville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Philadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Middleport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Gilberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Maizeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Englewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tamaqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lofty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mahanoy Plane
(6 miles [9.7 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 German Protestant Cemetery. The following communities are located in Schuylkill County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The German Protestant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Frackville
- Mahanoy City
- Shenandoah
- Tamaqua
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 German Protestant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Schuylkill 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 German Protestant Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #204968
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> | 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- German Protestant Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |