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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 Revolutionary Soldiers Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.1546°   (40° 9' 16")

Lon:   -75.5669°   (-75° 34' 0")

The Revolutionary Soldiers Cemetery is located in Chester County<1>.

The county seat for Chester County is located in West Chester. West Chester lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south of the Revolutionary Soldiers Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Revolutionary Soldiers Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Vincent Mennonite Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vincent Mennonite Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • 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
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • 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
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Black Rock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Black Rock Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Dismant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Parker Ford Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Ford Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Ford Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parker Ford Baptist Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Brower Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brower Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chester County
  • Brownback UCC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Ann Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ann Cemetery
    • 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
  • Morris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
    • 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
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • B'nai Jacob Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Jacob Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Jacob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The B'nai Jacob Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Holy Ghost Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Ghost Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Ghost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Fernwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellis Woods Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Woods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ellis Woods Cemetery is located in Chester County
    • Mingo Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mingo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mingo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mingo Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Providence Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Pughtown Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Green Tree Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Tree Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Tree Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Augustus Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augustus Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augustus Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Augustus Lutheran Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Tyson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tyson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Limerick Garden - Memories Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limerick Garden - Memories Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limerick Garden - Memories Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Limerick Garden - Memories Cemetery is located in Montgomery County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Revolutionary Soldiers Cemetery.

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

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 Revolutionary Soldiers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chester County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Revolutionary Soldiers 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 Revolutionary Soldiers Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1184955  (Revolutionary Soldiers Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1184955 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: Phoenixville
    • County: Chester         Elev: 105
    • Location given for GNIS #1184955 (Revolutionary Soldiers Cemetery)

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Revolutionary Soldiers Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1546, Longitude: -75.5669    
<3>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.
<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>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>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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