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A visit to the Oley Cemetery ...

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 Oley Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   40.3623°   (40° 21' 44")

Lon:   -75.7448°   (-75° 44' 41")

The Oley Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.

The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Oley Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lesher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lesher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lesher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lesher Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • Friedens Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedens Church Cemetery
    • The Friedens Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oley.
    • The Friedens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Friedens Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211517 <5>
  • Mountain Marys Grave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Marys Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Marys Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Marys Grave is located in Berks County
  • Young - Kissling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young - Kissling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young - Kissling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young - Kissling Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • Hill Church Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Church Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Church Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Church Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • Spies Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spies Zion Cemetery
    • The Spies Zion Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spies Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Laureldale.
    • The Spies Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Zions Spies Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1323059 <5>
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • Schwarzwald Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • DeTurk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeTurk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeTurk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The DeTurk Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Weller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weller Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Fritz Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fritz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fritz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fritz Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Fleetwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Salem Shalters Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Shalters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Shalters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Shalters Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Birdsboro Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46187 <5>
    • St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Second Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Second Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Second Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Second Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Berks County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oley Cemetery.

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

  • Griesemersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griesemersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griesemersville
    • Griesemersville is located in Berks County
  • Manatawny
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatawny
    • Manatawny is located in Berks County
  • Yellow House
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yellow House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
    • Yellow House is located in Berks County
  • Pikeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
    • Pikeville is located in Berks County
  • Oley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Limekiln
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limekiln. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limekiln
    • Limekiln is located in Berks County
  • Lobachsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobachsville
    • Lobachsville is located in Berks County
  • Stonersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
    • Stonersville is located in Berks County
  • Indian Springs Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
    • Indian Springs Village is located in Berks County
  • Saint Lawrence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
    • Saint Lawrence is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
  • Jacksonwald
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonwald
    • Jacksonwald is located in Berks County
  • Exeter Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Village
    • Exeter Village is located in Berks County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Amity Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
      • Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
    • Ironstone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
      • Ironstone is located in Berks County
    • Colebrookdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colebrookdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
      • Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
    • Boyertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyertown
      • Boyertown is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyertown <7>
    • Bechtelsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bechtelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechtelsville
      • Bechtelsville is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bechtelsville <7>
    • Eshbach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
      • Eshbach is located in Berks County
    • Landis Store
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Landis Store. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
      • Landis Store is located in Berks County
    • Mount Penn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Penn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Penn
      • Mount Penn is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Penn <7>
    • Reiffton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reiffton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffton
      • Reiffton is located in Berks County
    • Brice Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brice Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Village
      • Brice Village is located in Berks County
    • Lorane
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
      • Lorane is located in Berks County
    • Birdsboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Monocacy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monocacy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
      • Monocacy is located in Berks County
    • Halfway House
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
      • Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
    • Gilbertsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbertsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
      • Gilbertsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <7>
    • Lyons
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Dale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Dale is located in Berks County
    • Dryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryville
      • Dryville is located in Berks County
    • Fleetwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
      • Fleetwood is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <7>
    • Sally Ann ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
      • Sally Ann is located in Berks 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 Oley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berks County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oley Cemetery:

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 Oley Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2488219  (Oley Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2488219 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: Boyertown
    • County: Berks         Elev: 104
    • Location given for GNIS #2488219 (Oley Cemetery)

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth 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 Berks, 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' (or point-to-point) 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 Oley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3623, Longitude: -75.7448       In this case, the coordinates for the Oley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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