A visit to the Hetherington Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Hetherington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hetherington Cemetery:
40.8429, -76.2777
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hetherington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hetherington Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County<2>.
The county seat for Schuylkill County is located in Pottsville. Pottsville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Hetherington Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hetherington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hetherington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old St. Casmir's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
- The St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2341011 <5>
- St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery
- The St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233213 <5>
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kulp UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kulp UMC Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulp UMC Cemetery
- The Kulp UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kulp Cemetery
- Kulp Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987725 <5>
- Brock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brandonville.
- The Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brandonville Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227564 <5>
- Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Michaels Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Cemetery
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- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Peddlars Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Peddlars Grave is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peddlars Grave
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Mahanoy City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2296686 <5>
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Roaring Creek Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alaska Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45485 <5>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Tifereth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Tifereth Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tifereth Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- The Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mowry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278271 <5>
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- German Protestant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The German Protestant Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Protestant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Protestant Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Mahanoy City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #204968 <5>
- Nuremberg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Nuremberg Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuremberg Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Hetherington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hetherington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lost Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Raven Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Ringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aristes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Girardville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mahanoy Plane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahanoy Plane is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy Plane
- Shenandoah Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
- Ferndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Centralia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Frackville Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
- Frackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Altamont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Gilberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Maizeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maizeville
- Shenandoah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Krebs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Saint Nicholas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Brandonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Zion Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locustdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston - Morea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston - Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston - Morea
- Newlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
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 Hetherington Cemetery. The following communities are located in Schuylkill County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hetherington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Frackville
- Shenandoah
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 websites either 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 Hetherington 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 Hetherington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1176922 (Hetherington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1176922 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: Schuylkill
- Est. Elev: 366 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ashland
- Location given for Hetherington Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8428653 Lon: -76.2777212
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 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 '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- Hetherington 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> | 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. |
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