Nearby Communities
Introduction
Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Merkey Cemetery.
Just a reminder ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Merkey Cemetery.
List of Neighboring Communities ...
Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Merkey Cemetery. We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance, with the closest first.
- Bethel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Berks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <2>
- Meckville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Greble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Mount Aetna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Mount Aetna is located in Berks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Aetna <2>
- Wintersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Rehrersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Moyers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Pine Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <2>
- Marstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
- Strausstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strausstown
- Strausstown is located in Berks County
- Estimated population in 2016: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strausstown <2>
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Myerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myerstown
- Myerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myerstown <2>
- New Schaefferstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Summit Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Ravine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Beuchler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Irving
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Echo Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Friedensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensburg
- Friedensburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friedensburg <2>
- Lorberry Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorberry Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Suedberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Avon Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Prescott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Lebanon County
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <2>
- Aucheys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Lake Wynonah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
- Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Merkey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4873, Longitude: -76.3102 In this case, the coordinates for the Merkey Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |