A visit to the Hellertown Union Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Hellertown Union Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hellertown Union Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hellertown Union Cemetery
Lat: 40.5718° (40° 34' 18")
Lon: -75.3380° (-75° 20' 16")
The Hellertown Union Cemetery is located in Northampton County<2>.
The county seat for Northampton County is located in Easton. Easton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Hellertown Union Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Hellertown Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hellertown Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- St. Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Slovak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slovak Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slovak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Slovak Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Nisky Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nisky Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nisky Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nisky Hill Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Nisky Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nisky Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nisky Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nisky Hill Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Moravian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moravian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moravian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Bucks County
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195276 <5>
- Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery
- The Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- The Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity UCC Cemetery
- Freemansburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freemansburg Cemetery
- The Freemansburg Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memorial Park is located in Northampton County
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- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Washington Ave. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1596921 <5>
- Fountain Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Hill Cemetery
- The Fountain Hill Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fountain Hill.
- Emil Zola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agudath Achim Cemetery
- The Agudath Achim Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Agudath Achim Cemetery is located in Fountain Hill.
- The Agudath Achim Cemetery has also been known as:
- Congregation Agudath Achim Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980847 <5>
- Brith Sholom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brith Sholom Cemetery
- The Brith Sholom Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brith Sholom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fountain Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980845 <5>
- St. Lukes / Old Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Saviour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Saviour Cemetery
- The Holy Saviour Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Saviour Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bethlehem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45122 <5>
- Rittersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Ghost Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Ghost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Northampton County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Hellertown Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hellertown Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hellertown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leithsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leithsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Springtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wassergass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Star Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Seidersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Friedensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friedensville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Passer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Passer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Lower Saucon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Saucon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Steel City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Fountain Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Freemansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Northampton County
- Coopersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilltop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Pullen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Wagnerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnerville
- Wagnerville is located in Northampton County
- Rittersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rittersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Zionhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Shelly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Richlandtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlandtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlandtown
- Richlandtown is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlandtown <6>
- William Penn Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn Manor
- William Penn Manor is located in Northampton County
- Limeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Strawntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawntown
- Strawntown is located in Bucks County
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Bucks County
- Riegelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riegelsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riegelsville
- Riegelsville is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riegelsville <6>
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
- Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
- Chain Bridge has also been known as:
- Chain Dam
- Old Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard
- Old Orchard is located in Northampton County
- Allentown
(7 miles [11.3 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 Hellertown Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Northampton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hellertown Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coopersburg
- Fountain Hill
- Hellertown
- Riegelsville
- Springtown
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 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 Hellertown Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Northampton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Hellertown Union Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal 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 Hellertown Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1196111 (Hellertown Union Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1196111 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: Hellertown
- County: Northampton Elev: 109
- Location given for GNIS #1196111 (Hellertown Union Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Northampton, 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 Hellertown Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5718, Longitude: -75.3380 In this case, the coordinates for the Hellertown Union Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 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. |
<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. |