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A visit to the Nisky Hill Cemetery ...


The location of the Nisky Hill Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nisky Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nisky Hill Cemetery

Lat:   40.6190°   (40° 37' 8")

Lon:   -75.3680°   (-75° 22' 4")

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 .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Nisky Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
      • Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
      • Seidersville is located in Northampton County
    • Star Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
      • Star Village is located in Northampton County
    • Steel City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
      • Steel City is located in Northampton County
    • Middletown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Northampton County
    • Hellertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wagnerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnerville
      • Wagnerville is located in Northampton County
    • William Penn Manor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn Manor
      • William Penn Manor is located in Northampton County
    • Hanover
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Northampton County
    • Friedensville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friedensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
      • Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Leithsville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leithsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
        • Leithsville is located in Northampton County
      • Wassergass
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
        • Wassergass is located in Northampton County
      • Allentown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Springtown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Catasauqua
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
        • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <4>
      • West Catasauqua
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Catasauqua
        • West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
      • Fullerton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
        • Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
      • Franks Corner
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
        • Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
      • Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
        • Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
        • Chain Bridge has also been known as:
        • Chain Dam
      • Old Orchard
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard
        • Old Orchard is located in Northampton County
      • North Catasauqua
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
        • North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
      • Coopersburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Glendon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
        • Glendon is located in Northampton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
      • Palmer Heights
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Heights
        • Palmer Heights is located in Northampton County
      • Howertown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
        • Howertown is located in Northampton County
        • Howertown has also been known as:
        • Hauertown
        • Howardtown
        • Howartown
        • Howeton
      • Coplay
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coplay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplay
        • Coplay is located in Lehigh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,217 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coplay <4>
      • Hokendauqua
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
        • Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
      • Bath
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
        • Bath is located in Northampton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Nisky Hill Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Park is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Northampton County
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Washington Ave. Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1596921 <6>
    • Fountain Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Fountain Hill Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fountain Hill.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Hill Cemetery
    • Holy Ghost Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Slovak Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slovak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slovak Cemetery is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slovak Cemetery
    • Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • The Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Northampton County
      • The Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinity UCC Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery
    • Freemansburg Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • 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
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Agudath Achim Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980847 <6>
    • Brith Sholom Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Northampton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Altonah Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altonah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Altonah Cemetery is located in Northampton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altonah Cemetery
      • Holy Saviour Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • The Holy Saviour Cemetery is located in Northampton County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Saviour Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bethlehem.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Saviour Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45122 <6>
      • Hellertown Union Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hellertown Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hellertown Union Cemetery is located in Northampton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hellertown Union Cemetery
      • Holy Ghost Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Ghost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Northampton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Ghost Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Hill Memorial Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedar Hill Memorial Park is located in Lehigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Memorial Park
      • Woodlawn Memorial Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Lehigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Park
      • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • St. Marks Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #1193027 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hellertown
      • County: Lehigh         Elev: 93
      • Location given for GNIS #1193027 (Nisky Hill Cemetery)

    The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Nisky Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6190, Longitude: -75.3680       In this case, the coordinates for the Nisky Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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