A visit to the Leesport 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 Leesport Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Leesport Cemetery (FG ID #260279).
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 Leesport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leesport Cemetery:
40.4512, -75.9621
The Leesport Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies just to the south southeast of the Leesport Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leesport Cemetery.
Establishment of the Leesport Cemetery ...
The Leesport Cemetery was established in 1868.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Leesport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leesport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Birch Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Birch Hill Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hill Cemetery
- Viewpoint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Eplers Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laureldale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bern Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern Cemetery
- Maidencreek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maidencreek Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidencreek Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Shalters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Peters Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charles Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alsace Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Fleetwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Moselem Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Leesport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leesport Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leesport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rickenbach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dauberville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ontelaunee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Georgetown Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Centerport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laureldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Temple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Temple is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Temple
- Berne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kirbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moselem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moselem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselem
- Spring Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Ridge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
- Windsor Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fleetwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bernville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Whitfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- West Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Wyomissing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Wyomissing is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyomissing
- Wyomissing Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wyomissing Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing Hills
- Wyomissing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ededburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shartlesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Leesport Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leesport 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 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 Leesport 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 Leesport Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #260279
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2488128 (Leesport Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2488128 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: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Temple
- Location given for Leesport Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.451155 Lon: -75.962922
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leesport 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. |