A visit to the Nisky Hill 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 Nisky Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nisky Hill Cemetery:
40.6190, -75.3680
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nisky Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nisky Hill Cemetery is located in Lehigh County<2>.
The county seat for Lehigh County is located in Allentown. Allentown lies just to the west of the Nisky Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nisky Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Nisky Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nisky Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Memorial Park is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Washington Ave. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1596921 <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.
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
- Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Freemansburg Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemansburg Cemetery
- Rittersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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>
- Brith Sholom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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>
- Emil Zola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs 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
- 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>
- Hellertown Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(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
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Nisky Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nisky Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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
- Freemansburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Seidersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- 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
- Hellertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wagnerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wagnerville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnerville
- 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
- Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Rittersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Friedensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Leithsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Wassergass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Lower Saucon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Allentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Fullerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Franks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
- Chain Bridge has also been known as:
- Chain Dam
- 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
- North Catasauqua
(6 miles [9.7 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
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 Nisky Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lehigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nisky Hill 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 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 Nisky Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lehigh 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 Nisky Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1193027 (Nisky Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1193027 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: Lehigh
- Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hellertown
- Location given for Nisky Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6189873 Lon: -75.3679578
- 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 Lehigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nisky Hill 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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