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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Philadelphia Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Philadelphia Memorial Park (FG ID #331061)

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 Philadelphia Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Philadelphia Memorial Park

Lat:   40.0494°   (40° 2' 57")

Lon:   -75.5773°   (-75° 34' 38")

The Philadelphia Memorial Park is located in Chester County<2>.

The county seat for Chester County is located in West Chester. West Chester lies just to the south southwest of the Philadelphia Memorial Park .

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 Philadelphia Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Chester 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 Philadelphia Memorial Park 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 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Philadelphia Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Philadelphia Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Mill Lane
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Lane
      • Mill Lane is located in Chester County
    • Exton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exton
      • Exton is located in Chester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exton <5>
    • General Warren Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for General Warren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Warren Village
      • General Warren Village is located in Chester County
    • Whitford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
      • Whitford is located in Chester County
    • Malvern
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Malvern is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <5>
    • Pikeland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikeland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeland
      • Pikeland is located in Chester County
    • Chester Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fern Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
      • Fern Hill is located in Chester County
    • Green Tree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
      • Green Tree is located in Chester County
    • Paoli
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pickering
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickering have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Pickering is located in Chester County
    • Anselma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselma
      • Anselma is located in Chester County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Lionville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lionville
        • Lionville is located in Chester County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lionville <5>
      • Caswallen
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswallen
        • Caswallen is located in Chester County
      • Suburban Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Village
        • Suburban Village is located in Chester County
      • West Goshen
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen
        • West Goshen is located in Chester County
      • Williams Corner
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
        • Williams Corner is located in Chester County
      • West Chester
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Green Lane Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village
        • Green Lane Village is located in Chester County
      • Leopard
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leopard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard
        • Leopard is located in Chester County
      • Chesterbrook
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterbrook
        • Chesterbrook is located in Chester County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterbrook <5>
      • Valley Forge
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
        • Valley Forge is located in Chester County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Forge <5>
      • Phoenixville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
        • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
      • Downingtown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
        • Downingtown is located in Chester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
      • Coventry Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Village
        • Coventry Village is located in Chester County
      • Berwyn
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
        • Berwyn is located in Chester County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <5>
      • Ludwigs Corner
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwigs Corner
        • Ludwigs Corner is located in Chester County
      • Seven Stars
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
        • Seven Stars is located in Chester 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 Philadelphia Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Chester County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philadelphia Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Philadelphia Memorial Park.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Philadelphia Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Immaculata Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculata Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immaculata Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculata Cemetery
    • Paoli Memorial Grounds
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paoli Memorial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paoli Memorial Grounds is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paoli Memorial Grounds
    • Salem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bible Baptist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bible Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bible Baptist Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bible Baptist Cemetery
    • East Goshen Bible Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Goshen Bible Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Goshen Bible Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Goshen Bible Cemetery
    • Great Valley Presbyterian Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Great Valley Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Great Valley Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Great Valley Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Oaklands Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oaklands Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklands Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklands Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45667 <1>
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agnes Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45960 <1>
    • Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex is located in Chester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
      • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex has also been known as:
      • Chestnut Grove Annex Cemetery
      • Oaklands Cemetery Annex
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44579 <1>
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Oakland Friends Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oakland Friends Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Friends Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
      • The Oakland Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakland Friends Burial Ground
      • West Chester Orthodox Friends Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Friends Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150516 <1>
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Green Mount Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Rolling Green Memorial Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Morris Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morris Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • St. Ann Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ann Cemetery
      • St. Monicas Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Monicas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Monicas Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Monicas Cemetery
      • Valley Forge Baptist Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Forge Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Valley Forge Baptist Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Forge Baptist Cemetery
      • Sacred Heart Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul 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 Philadelphia Memorial Park:

    The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, 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 Philadelphia Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0494, Longitude: -75.5773    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.




 

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