A visit to the Longswamp Union 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 Longswamp Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Longswamp Union Cemetery (FG ID #381461)
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 Longswamp Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Longswamp Union Cemetery
Lat: 40.4970° (40° 29' 49")
Lon: -75.6550° (-75° 39' 18")
The Longswamp Union Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Longswamp Union Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Longswamp Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Longswamp Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Topton Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lehigh Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huff Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rauch Hertzog Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Christ DeLong UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ DeLong UCC Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ DeLong UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Christ DeLong UCC Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Union Cemetery of Bowers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Weller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Weller Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zionsville Reformed Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Mountain Marys Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Marys Grave
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Marys Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mountain Marys Grave is located in Berks County
- Hill Church Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Church Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Church Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hill Church Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Hereford Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hereford Mennonite Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hereford Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hereford Mennonite Cemetery is located in Berks County
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Hosensack Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Upper Milford Mennonite Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Zionsville UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Cedar Heights Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Heights Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedar Heights Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Longswamp Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Longswamp Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hancock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rittenhouse Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alburtis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Topton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huffs Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hensingersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Landis Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ancient Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Monterey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Hinterleiter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Dryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Macungie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macungie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macungie
- Macungie is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,183 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macungie <7>
- Seipstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kutztown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lobachsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eshbach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Hynemansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weisenberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powder Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zionsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Zionsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wescosville
(7 miles [11.3 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 Longswamp Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Longswamp Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kutztown
- Macungie
- Zionsville
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 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 Longswamp Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Berks 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 Longswamp 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 Longswamp Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2488163 (Longswamp Union Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #2488163 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: Manatawny
- County: Berks Elev: 162
- Location given for GNIS #2488163 (Longswamp Union Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #381461
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Longswamp Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4970, Longitude: -75.6550 |
<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 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. |
<6> | 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. |
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