A visit to the Gunkles 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 Gunkles Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gunkles Cemetery (FG ID #2325273)
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 Gunkles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gunkles Cemetery
Lat: 40.5422° (40° 32' 31")
Lon: -76.3861° (-76° 23' 9")
The Gunkles Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County<2>.
The county seat for Schuylkill County is located in Pottsville. Pottsville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Gunkles Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Gunkles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gunkles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollernan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollernan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollernan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hollernan Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Manbeck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manbeck Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manbeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Manbeck Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Merkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merkey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Merkey Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hamlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Bethel Moravian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- Salem Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Salem Reformed Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sattazahn Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union-Salem Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frantz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frantz Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frantz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Frantz Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Zeiglers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zeiglers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zeiglers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zeiglers Cemetery is located in Berks County
- St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wenger Meetinghouse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wenger Meetinghouse Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wenger Meetinghouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wenger Meetinghouse Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns UCC Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Johns UCC Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Altalaha Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altalaha Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altalaha Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Altalaha Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gunkles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gunkles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paradise
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Irving
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ravine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beuchler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lorberry Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Suedberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meckville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Joliett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Donaldson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keffers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Murray
- From the Gunkles Cemetery to Murray
- Fredericksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <6>
- Greble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moyers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Moyers
- From the Gunkles Cemetery to Moyers
- Newtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newtown
- From the Gunkles Cemetery to Newtown
- Newtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Inwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Inwood
- From the Gunkles Cemetery to Inwood
- Fountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Friedensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zerbe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zerbe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerbe
- Zerbe is located in Schuylkill County
- Orwin
(8 miles [12.9 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 Gunkles Cemetery. The following communities are located in Schuylkill County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gunkles 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 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 Gunkles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Gunkles Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.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 Schuylkill, 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 things 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 Gunkles Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5422, Longitude: -76.3861 |
<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. |