A visit to the Hope 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 Hope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hope Cemetery:
40.5185, -75.7803
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hope Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Hope Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hope Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hope Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Moselem Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Christ DeLong UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery of Bowers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery of Bowers is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery of Bowers
- The Union Cemetery of Bowers has also been known as:
- Bowers Cemetery
- Christ DeLong's Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Jerusalem Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fleetwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Topton Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Topton Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Topton Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Topton.
- The Topton Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Topton Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992380 <5>
- Zion Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Church Cemetery
- St. Peters Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Friedens Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Friedens Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lenhartsville.
- The Friedens Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Friedens Church Cemetery
- Friedens Reformed UCC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976374 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Longswamp Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Friedens Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Friedens Lutheran Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stony Run.
- The Friedens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #335558 <5>
- Maidencreek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Maidencreek Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidencreek Cemetery
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Friedens Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oley.
- The Friedens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211517 <5>
- Lesher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lesher Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesher Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Lehigh Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lehigh Zion Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Zion Cemetery
- The Lehigh Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lehigh Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973095 <5>
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John's UCC Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's UCC Cemetery
- The St. John's UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery of Fogelsville
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 Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kutztown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lyon Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Station
- Hinterleiter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Eagle Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Schofer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Monterey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Krumsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Fleetwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dryville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryville
- Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sally Ann is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
- Topton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grimville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moselem
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moselem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselem
- Kirbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirbyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- New Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Hynemansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Weisenberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Lenhartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Stony Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Lobachsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lobachsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobachsville
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Seipstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Stines Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
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 Hope Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Hope Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Berks 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 Hope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2488837 (Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2488837 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: Berks
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kutztown
- Location given for Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.518505 Lon: -75.780292
- 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 Berks, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hope 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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