A visit to the Maidencreek 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 Maidencreek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maidencreek Cemetery:
40.4423, -75.8860
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Maidencreek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Maidencreek Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies just to the south southwest of the Maidencreek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maidencreek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Maidencreek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maidencreek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Shalters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laureldale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Laureldale Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laureldale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laureldale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tuckerton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #205776 <5>
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Fleetwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Birch Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Birch Hill Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hill Cemetery
- Leesport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gethsemane Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Laureldale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #308217 <5>
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- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Eplers Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eplers Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eplers Church Cemetery
- The Eplers Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Epler's Reformed Church Cemetery
- Epler's United Church of Christ (UCC) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #258552 <5>
- Alsace Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spies Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spies Zion Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spies Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spies Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Laureldale.
- The Spies Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zions Spies Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1323059 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Zion Moselem Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Viewpoint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Viewpoint Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewpoint Cemetery
- Charles Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maidencreek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maidencreek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Georgetown Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Georgetown Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Kirbyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kirbyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
- Ontelaunee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ontelaunee is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee
- Tuckerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckerton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton
- South Temple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Temple is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Temple
- Fleetwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rickenbach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rickenbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbach
- Laureldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moselem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moselem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselem
- Leesport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shoemakersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dauberville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dauberville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauberville
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Oley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reading
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Penn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Dryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dryville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryville
- Lyon Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Station
- Kutztown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Ridge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
- Wyomissing Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyomissing Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing Hills
- Wyomissing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Millmont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
- Reiffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reiffton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffton
- Saint Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Jacksonwald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jacksonwald is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonwald
- Limekiln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Limekiln is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limekiln
- Lobachsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lobachsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobachsville
- Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sally Ann is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
- Berne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
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 Maidencreek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maidencreek 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 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 Maidencreek 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 Maidencreek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2488186 (Maidencreek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2488186 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: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Temple
- Location given for Maidencreek Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.442309 Lon: -75.886028
- 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 '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- Maidencreek 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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