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A visit to the Rose Hill Cemetery ...


The location of the Rose Hill Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Rose Hill Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   40.1646°   (40° 9' 52")

Lon:   -75.2068°   (-75° 12' 24")

The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.

The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Norristown. Norristown lies just to the west southwest of the Rose Hill Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rose Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Rose Hill Cemetery 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 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Rose Hill Cemetery.

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

    • Ambler
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
      • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <4>
    • Mercer Hill Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Hill Village
      • Mercer Hill Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Fort Washington
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Maple Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
      • Maple Glen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Glen <4>
    • Three Tuns
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Tuns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Tuns
      • Three Tuns is located in Montgomery County
    • Spring House
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring House
      • Spring House is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring House <4>
    • Penllyn
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penllyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penllyn
      • Penllyn is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penllyn <4>
    • Broad Axe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Axe
      • Broad Axe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broad Axe <4>
    • The Meadows of Horsham Towne
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Meadows of Horsham Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows of Horsham Towne
      • The Meadows of Horsham Towne is located in Montgomery County
    • Blue Bell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bell
      • Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Bell <4>
    • Oreland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prospectville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospectville
      • Prospectville is located in Montgomery County
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Flourtown
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Roslyn
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jamestown Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Village
        • Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Blair Mill Village West
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Mill Village West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Mill Village West
        • Blair Mill Village West is located in Montgomery County
      • Horsham
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Blair Mill Village East
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Mill Village East have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Mill Village East
        • Blair Mill Village East is located in Montgomery County
      • Meetinghouse Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meetinghouse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetinghouse Village
        • Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County
      • North Wales
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wales
        • North Wales is located in Montgomery County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,257 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wales <4>
      • Center Square
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Square
        • Center Square is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Square <4>
      • Plymouth Meeting
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth Meeting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Meeting
        • Plymouth Meeting is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth Meeting <4>
      • Wyndmoor
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyndmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndmoor
        • Wyndmoor is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyndmoor <4>
      • Wyncote
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenside
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenside
        • Glenside is located in Montgomery County
      • Abington
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Grove
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
        • Willow Grove is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Grove <4>
      • Welch Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Village
        • Welch Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Hatboro
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Clearbrook Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook Village
        • Clearbrook Village is located in Montgomery County
      • West Point
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
        • West Point is located in Montgomery 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 Rose Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Montgomery County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rose Hill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rose Hill Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Gwynedd Friends Meeting House Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gwynedd Friends Meeting House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gwynedd Friends Meeting House Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwynedd Friends Meeting House Cemetery
    • Boehms Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boehms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boehms Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boehms Cemetery
    • George Washington Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Washington Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The George Washington Memorial Park is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Washington Memorial Park
    • Whitemarsh Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitemarsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitemarsh Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitemarsh Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Whitemarsh Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Whitemarsh Memorial Park is located in Montgomery County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Whitemarsh Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Prospectville
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitemarsh Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46633 <6>
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Union Meeting House Orthodox Presbyterian Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Meeting House Orthodox Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Meeting House Orthodox Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Meeting House Orthodox Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Roslyn.
      • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ardsley Burial Park Cemetery
      • Ardsley Burial Park
      • Ardsley Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45092 <6>
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Yeakel Schwenkfelder
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Yeakel Schwenkfelder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Yeakel Schwenkfelder is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeakel Schwenkfelder
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406464 <6>
    • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Philadelphia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973236 <6>
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hatboro Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Hatboro Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hatboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hatboro.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatboro Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45046 <6>
      • Warminster Gardens Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • St. John Neumann Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Neumann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. John Neumann Cemetery is located in Bucks County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Neumann Cemetery
      • Lansdale Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lansdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lansdale Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lansdale Cemetery
      • Norris City Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Norris City Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris City Cemetery
      • St. Patricks RC Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • The St. Patricks RC Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • The St. Patricks RC Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Patricks Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks RC Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46219 <6>
      • St. Benedicts Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Benedicts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Benedicts Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Benedicts Cemetery
      • St. Mathews Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • St. Matthews Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
      • St. Peters Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Ivy Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Hill Cemetery
      • Ivy Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ivy Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Philadelphia.
        • The Ivy Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Germantown & Chestnut Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45186 <6>
      • Abington Friends Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abington Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Abington Friends Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abington Friends 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 Rose Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1185444  (Rose Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1185444 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: Ambler
      • County: Montgomery         Elev: 94
      • Location given for GNIS #1185444 (Rose Hill Cemetery)

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

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

    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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Rose Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1646, Longitude: -75.2068       In this case, the coordinates for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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