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. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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:
40.2522, -75.6475
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fritz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fritz Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Cemetery
- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shenkel UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shenkel UCC Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenkel UCC Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ellis Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Woods Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Woods Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Brower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brower Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brower Cemetery
- Parker Ford Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falkner Swamp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Pughtown Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brownback UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- 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)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- West Pottsgrove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stowe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bramcote
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sanatoga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Ironstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fricks Lock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Colebrookdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parker Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fagleysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amity Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Coventryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pughtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bucktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slonaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gilbertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boyertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bally
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 helpful 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 Pottstown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Montgomery County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #45822
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1207847 (Pottstown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1207847 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boyertown
- Location given for Pottstown Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2534295 Lon: -75.6479629
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pottstown Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |