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A visit to the Pottstown Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Pottstown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pottstown Cemetery (FG ID #45822)

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 Pottstown Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.2522°   (40° 15' 7")

Lon:   -75.6475°   (-75° 38' 50")

The Pottstown Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.

The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Norristown. Norristown lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Pottstown Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Pottstown Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hanawas Sachem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanawas Sachem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanawas Sachem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hanawas Sachem Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Fritz Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fritz Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • Second Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Second Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • Shenkel UCC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shenkel UCC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shenkel UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shenkel UCC Cemetery is located in Berks County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Pottstown Cemetery.

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

  • South Pottstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Pottstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
    • South Pottstown is located in Chester County
  • Pottstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pottstown Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kenilworth
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
    • Kenilworth is located in Chester County
  • West Pottsgrove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stowe
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stowe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe
    • Stowe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stowe <6>
  • Bramcote
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sanatoga
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanatoga have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatoga
    • Sanatoga is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanatoga <6>
  • Pottsgrove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Halfway House
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway House have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
    • Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
  • Ironstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fricks Lock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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 Pottstown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pottstown 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 Pottstown 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 Pottstown Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1207847  (Pottstown Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1207847 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: Montgomery         Elev: 54
    • Location given for GNIS #1207847 (Pottstown Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #45822

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

The official website for Commonwealth 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 Montgomery, 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 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 Pottstown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2522, Longitude: -75.6475    
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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