A visit to the Holy Sepulchre 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 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (FG ID #1973236).
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 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery:
40.0872, -75.1718
The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Philadelphia.
The cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the southwest of The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is the Ivy Hill Cemetery. See below for details.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Norristown. Norristown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Yeakel Schwenkfelder
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chelten Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Philadelphia National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitemarsh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitemarsh Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitemarsh Cemetery
- Lawnview Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Leverington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Montefiore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Rose Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley Cemetery
- George Washington Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Cathedral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Cathedral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cathedral Cemetery
- Greenmount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Har Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wyndmoor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wyncote
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glenside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glenside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenside
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pittville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jenkintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Noble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzwatertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fitzwatertown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwatertown
- Flourtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roxborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upsal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor Station ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
- Tabor Junction ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawton Station ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roslyn
(3 miles [4.8 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 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. The following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glenside
- Jenkintown
- Oreland
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 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 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1973236
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1177291 (Holy Sepulchre Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1177291 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Germantown
- Location given for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0862218 Lon: -75.1710095
- 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 Montgomery, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holy Sepulchre 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. |