A visit to the Moravian 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 Moravian Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moravian Cemetery:
40.6201, -75.3799
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moravian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moravian Cemetery is located in Northampton County<2>.
The county seat for Northampton County is located in Easton. Easton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Moravian Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moravian Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Moravian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moravian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brith Sholom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brith Sholom Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brith Sholom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brith Sholom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fountain Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980845 <5>
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Agudath Achim Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agudath Achim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Agudath Achim Cemetery is located in Fountain Hill.
- The Agudath Achim Cemetery has also been known as:
- Congregation Agudath Achim Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980847 <5>
- Fountain Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fountain Hill Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fountain Hill.
- Emil Zola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Slovak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Slovak Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slovak Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Rittersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery
- The Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity UCC Cemetery
- Freemansburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Freemansburg Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemansburg Cemetery
- Altonah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Altonah Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altonah Cemetery
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- Holy Saviour Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holy Saviour Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Saviour Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Saviour Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bethlehem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45122 <5>
- Cedar Hill Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hellertown Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Congregation Sons of Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Moravian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moravian Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fountain Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Star Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Freemansburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seidersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Steel City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Middletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Rittersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Hellertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- William Penn Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- William Penn Manor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn Manor
- Allentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Friedensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Wagnerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wagnerville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnerville
- Fullerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Leithsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Wassergass
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Lower Saucon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- North Catasauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Catasauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Catasauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Catasauqua
- Franks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Springtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Orchard is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard
- Weaversville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Howertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Coplay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hokendauqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
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 Moravian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Northampton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moravian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethlehem
- Catasauqua
- Fountain Hill
- Hellertown
- Springtown
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 professional and volunteer 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 Moravian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Northampton 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 Moravian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1181530 (Moravian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1181530 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: Northampton
- Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Allentown East
- Location given for Moravian Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6200983 Lon: -75.3799026
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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 Northampton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moravian 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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