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A visit to the Packerton 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 Packerton Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Packerton 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 Packerton Cemetery

Lat:   40.8534°   (40° 51' 12")

Lon:   -75.7230°   (-75° 43' 22")

The Packerton Cemetery is located in Carbon County<2>.

The county seat for Carbon County is located in Jim Thorpe. Jim Thorpe lies just to the north northwest of the Packerton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Packerton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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 Carbon County
  • Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
    • The Gnaden Huetten Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gnaden Huetten Cemetery is located in Lehighton.
    • The Gnaden Huetten Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Huetten Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45156 <5>
  • Lehighton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Long Run Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Run Cemetery
    • The Long Run Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Run Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Lehighton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131616 <5>
  • Jim Thorpe Tomb
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jim Thorpe Tomb
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jim Thorpe Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jim Thorpe Tomb is located in Carbon County
  • German Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Cemetery is located in Carbon County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Carbon County
  • St. Paulus Lutheran And Reformed Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paulus Lutheran And Reformed Church Cemetery
    • The St. Paulus Lutheran And Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • The St. Paulus Lutheran And Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Pauls Union Church Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • 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
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • 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.<6>
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972619 <5>
  • Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
    • The Dinkey Memorial Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • The Dinkey Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ashfield Cemetery
    • Dinkey Memorial Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • New Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Dinkey Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Dinkey Memorial Cemetery is located in Carbon County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Johns Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Church Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Towamensing Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Towamensing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Towamensing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Towamensing Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1264468 <5>
    • Slatedale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Weatherly.
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Weatherly Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961621 <5>
    • St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
    • Assumption Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
    • Friedens Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Lehigh County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lehigh County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Packerton Cemetery.

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

  • Jim Thorpe
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <7>
  • Lehighton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mertz Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mertz Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
    • Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
  • Weissport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weissport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weissport
    • Weissport is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weissport <7>
  • Parryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
    • Ashfield is located in Carbon County
  • Nesquehoning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New Mahoning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
    • New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
  • Germans
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
    • Germans is located in Carbon County
  • Kittatinny
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kittatinny. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
    • Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
  • Hazard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
    • Hazard is located in Carbon County
  • Bowmanstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanstown
    • Bowmanstown is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowmanstown <7>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Summit Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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 <7>
    • Penn Haven Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Penn Haven Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
      • Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
    • Palmerton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
      • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
    • Andreas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Unionville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Carbon County
    • Lansford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Slatedale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
      • Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
    • Custer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Custer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • Custer is located in Lehigh County
    • Emerald
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
      • Emerald is located in Lehigh County
    • Weatherly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudsondale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hudsondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
      • Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
    • Friedens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
      • Friedens is located in Lehigh County
    • Slatington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
      • Slatington is located in Lehigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <7>
    • Berlinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
      • Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
    • Jonesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Carbon County
    • Leslie Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leslie Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
      • Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
    • Beaver Meadows
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <7>

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 Packerton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carbon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Packerton 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 Packerton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1183178  (Packerton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1183178 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: Lehighton
    • County: Carbon         Elev: 253
    • Location given for GNIS #1183178 (Packerton Cemetery)

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/

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 Carbon, 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 obstructions 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 Packerton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8534, Longitude: -75.7230       In this case, the coordinates for the Packerton 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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