A visit to the Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery:
40.2025, -75.5107
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Norristown. Norristown lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tyson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Tyson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Cemetery
- Fernwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dismant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Augustus Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Limerick Garden - Memories Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Black Rock Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock Cemetery
- Perkiomen Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Keelys Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Keelys Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelys Church Cemetery
- Brower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brower Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brower Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Parker Ford Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Vincent Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Spring City.
- The St. Vincent United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Vincent German Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176817 <5>
- Revolutionary Soldiers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- B'nai Jacob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The B'nai Jacob Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Jacob Cemetery
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- Green Tree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Tree Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree Cemetery
- Funkite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Funkite Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkite Cemetery
- Eden Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 37 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Royersford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mingo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Limerick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trappe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Collegeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Creekwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Creekwood Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekwood Village
- Parker Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Phoenixville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evansburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansburg
- Harmony Towne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harmony Towne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Towne
- Schwenksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Neiffer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiffer
- Fricks Lock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Port Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Port Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
- Lucon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucon is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucon
- Fagleysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Spring Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delphi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delphi is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Zieglersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sanatoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slonaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Sheeder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheeder is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
- Pickering
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pickering is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Williams Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Corner is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
- Audubon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skippack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olde Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Village
- Villa of Flair Skippack Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lederach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shirks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shirks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks Corner
- Obelisk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
- Pottsgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Kenilworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
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 Providence Church of the Brethren 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 Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collegeville
- Phoenixville
- Royersford
- Schwenksville
- Skippack
- Skippack lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Skippack.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippack
- Spring City
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 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 Providence Church of the Brethren 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 Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2349886 (Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2349886 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: 75 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Phoenixville
- Location given for Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2025 Lon: -75.5107
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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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Providence Church of the Brethren 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> | 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. |
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