A visit to the Merkey 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 Merkey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Merkey Cemetery:
40.4873, -76.3102
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Merkey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Merkey Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Merkey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Merkey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Merkey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Merkey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- Salem Reformed Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frantz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Frantz Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz Cemetery
- Altalaha Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zeiglers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zeiglers Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglers Cemetery
- Hamlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Manbeck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Manbeck Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manbeck Cemetery
- Gunkles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gunkles Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunkles Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gunkles Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pine Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325273 <5>
- Meyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hollernan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollernan Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollernan Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Host Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Host Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Host Cemetery
- St. Pauls Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Blue Mtn. Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kimmerlings Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Kimmerlings Cemetery is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmerlings Cemetery
- The Kimmerlings Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Jacob's Kimmerlings Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #292170 <5>
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Moravian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union-Salem Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wenger Meetinghouse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Reeds Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Cemetery
- The Reeds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zions Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45852 <5>
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 Merkey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Merkey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bethel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meckville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Greble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Mount Aetna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wintersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Rehrersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Schubert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Moyers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Pine Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strausstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Myerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Schaefferstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Summit Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Ravine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Beuchler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Irving
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Echo Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Friedensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lorberry Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Suedberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Avon Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Prescott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aucheys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Lake Wynonah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
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 Merkey 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 Merkey 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 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 Merkey 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 Merkey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2488620 (Merkey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2488620 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: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bethel
- Location given for Merkey Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.487311 Lon: -76.310236
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merkey 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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