A visit to the Great Valley Presbyterian Church 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 Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery (FG ID #439190).
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 Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
40.0632, -75.4973
The Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.
The county seat for Chester County is located in West Chester. West Chester lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Name Variations for Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Great Valley Presbyterian Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Paoli Memorial Grounds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Monicas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Monicas Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Monicas Cemetery
- Valley Forge Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haym Salomon Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Immaculata Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Immaculata Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- St. Ann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
- Ebenezer AME Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Friends Meeting Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washington Memorial Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wetherills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wetherills Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherills Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- B'nai Jacob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The B'nai Jacob Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Jacob Cemetery
- Black Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Black Rock Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Goshen Bible Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Davids Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Our Lady of Assumption Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Tree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Green Tree Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lees
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lees is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
- Green Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Tree is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Duffryn Mawr
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffryn Mawr
- Paoli
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mill Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- General Warren Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Malvern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leopard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berwyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Devon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pickering
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phoenixville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Strafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Port Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bacton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitehorse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- King - of - Prussia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Audubon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Exton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ship Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ship Road is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Road
- Green Lane Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Lane Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village
- Edgemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Countrie Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Saint Davids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wayne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pikeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Pikeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Pikeland is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pikeland
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 Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berwyn
- Berwyn lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berwyn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- King - of - Prussia
- Malvern
- Malvern lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Malvern.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Paoli
- Paoli lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paoli.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Phoenixville
- Wayne
- Wayne lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Chester 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 Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #439190
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2348523 (Great Valley Presbyterian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2348523 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: Chester
- Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valley Forge
- Location given for Great Valley Presbyterian Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0629 Lon: -75.4974
- 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 Chester, 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- Great Valley Presbyterian Church 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. |