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The location of the Odd Fellows 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 Odd Fellows Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Odd Fellows Cemetery

Lat:   40.7954°   (40° 47' 43")

Lon:   -75.9816°   (-75° 58' 53")

The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County<2>.

The county seat for Schuylkill County is located in Pottsville. Pottsville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Odd Fellows Cemetery .

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 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 Odd Fellows Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Schuylkill 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 Odd Fellows 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 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Odd Fellows Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Odd Fellows Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Tamaqua
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
      • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <4>
    • Hometown
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
      • Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
    • Tuscarora
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
      • Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
    • Coaldale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
      • Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <4>
    • Grier City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grier City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
      • Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
    • Grier City - Park Crest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lansford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford
      • Lansford is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,760 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansford <4>
    • Delano
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
      • Delano is located in Schuylkill County
    • Middleport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
      • Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • New Ringgold
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Girard Manor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
      • Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
    • McAdoo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
      • McAdoo is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <4>
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Kelayres
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
        • Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
      • New Philadelphia
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • McKeansburg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKeansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
        • McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
      • New Mahoning
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
        • New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
      • Tresckow
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
        • Tresckow is located in Carbon County
      • Mahanoy City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • New Boston
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
        • New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
      • Rauschs
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rauschs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
        • Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
      • Summit Hill
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
        • Summit Hill is located in Carbon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,975 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit Hill <4>
      • Beaver Meadows
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadows
        • Beaver Meadows is located in Carbon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Meadows <4>
      • New Boston - Morea
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston - Morea
        • New Boston - Morea is located in Schuylkill County
      • Harwood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
        • Harwood is located in Luzerne County
      • Quaker City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
        • Quaker City is located in Berks County
      • Nesquehoning
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hudsondale
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudsondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
        • Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
      • Coxes Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
        • Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
        • Coxes Village has also been known as:
        • Cross Village
      • Oneida
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
        • Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
      • Sheppton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheppton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppton
        • Sheppton is located in Schuylkill County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheppton <4>
      • Brandonville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
        • Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
      • Saint Nicholas
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Nicholas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
        • Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County

    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 Odd Fellows Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Schuylkill County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Odd Fellows 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 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Odd Fellows Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Odd Fellows Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
      • The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Christ Church Cemetery
      • White Church Cemetery
      • White Church Reformed Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • St. Peters United Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • St. Bertha Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bertha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Bertha Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bertha Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • German Protestant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The German Protestant Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the German Protestant Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Mahanoy City.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Protestant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #204968 <6>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Mahanoy City.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2296686 <6>
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • Friedens Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Friedens Church Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of New Ringgold.
      • The Friedens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Friedens Cemetery
      • Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Friedens Union Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedens Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #333895 <6>
    • Steigerwalts Church of God Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Christ Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Laurel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Laurel Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Laurel Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Peddlars Grave
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peddlars Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Peddlars Grave is located in Schuylkill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peddlars Grave
      • Sacred Heart Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Carbon County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Nesquehoning.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972619 <6>
      • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Most Precious Blood Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • St. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hazleton Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • The Hazleton Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • The Hazleton Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Vine Street Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazleton Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45052 <6>

    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 Odd Fellows Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1182866  (Odd Fellows Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1182866 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: Tamaqua
      • County: Schuylkill         Elev: 289
      • Location given for GNIS #1182866 (Odd Fellows Cemetery)

    The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

    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 Schuylkill, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Odd Fellows Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7954, Longitude: -75.9816       In this case, the coordinates for the Odd Fellows 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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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