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A visit to the Gethsemane 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 Gethsemane Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gethsemane Cemetery (FG ID #308217)

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 Gethsemane Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gethsemane Cemetery

Lat:   40.3852°   (40° 23' 6")

Lon:   -75.9167°   (-75° 55' 0")

The cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.

As an estimate, the Gethsemane Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Laureldale.

The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies just to the south of the Gethsemane Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Gethsemane Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gethsemane Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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<3> of the Gethsemane Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gethsemane Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Laureldale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • South Temple
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Temple
    • South Temple is located in Berks County
  • Tuckerton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ontelaunee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • West Reading
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Reading
    • West Reading is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,294 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Reading <6>
  • Reading
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rickenbach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Spring Ridge is located in Berks County
  • Wyomissing Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing Hills
    • Wyomissing Hills is located in Berks County
  • Wyomissing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
    • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <6>
  • Millmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Penn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Penn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Penn
    • Mount Penn is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Penn <6>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Saint Lawrence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
      • Saint Lawrence is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
    • Georgetown Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
      • Georgetown Village is located in Berks County
    • Whitfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
      • Whitfield is located in Berks County
    • West Lawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn
      • West Lawn is located in Berks County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lawn <6>
    • West Wyomissing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyomissing
      • West Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Kenhorst
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenhorst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenhorst
      • Kenhorst is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenhorst <6>
    • Deerfield Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
      • Deerfield Village is located in Berks County
    • Reiffton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reiffton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffton
      • Reiffton is located in Berks County
    • Jacksonwald
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leesport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dauberville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sinking Spring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shillington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brice Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brice Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Village
      • Brice Village is located in Berks County
    • Exeter Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Village
      • Exeter Village is located in Berks County
    • Limekiln
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kirbyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Gethsemane Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berks County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gethsemane Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Gethsemane Cemetery:

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 Gethsemane Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2487684  (Gethsemane Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2487684 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: Temple
    • County: Berks         Elev: 122
    • Location given for GNIS #2487684 (Gethsemane Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #308217

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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' (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 Gethsemane Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3852, Longitude: -75.9167    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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