A visit to the Saint Aloysius 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 St. Aloysius Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Aloysius Cemetery:
40.2620, -75.6160
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Norristown. Norristown lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the St. Aloysius Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Aloysius Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the St. Aloysius Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Aloysius Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hanawas Sachem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Congregation Mercy & Truth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highland Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Highland Memorial Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- Pottstown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Falkner Swamp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Falkner Swamp Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner Swamp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Falkner Swamp Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of New Hanover
- The Falkner Swamp Cemetery has also been known as:
- Falker Swamp Cemetery
- Be careful, some people have confused the Falkner Swamp Cemetery with the St. Aloysius Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44837 <5>
- Fritz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fritz Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
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- Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of New Hanover
- The Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Falkner Swamp United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Hollowbush Cemetery
- Be careful, some people have confused the Falkner Swamp Reformed Church Cemetery with the St. Aloysius Cemetery and the .
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2521127 <5>
- New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The New Hanover Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swamp Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Ellis Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- 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 south)
- 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 south)
- Shalkop Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shalkop Burial Ground is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalkop Burial Ground
- The Shalkop Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Antes Cemetery
- Antes - Shalkop Burial Ground
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Aloysius Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Aloysius Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pottsgrove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Pottstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sanatoga
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Halfway House
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- South Pottstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Kenilworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Fricks Lock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Fagleysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fagleysville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagleysville
- Stowe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pottstown Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Colebrookdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- New Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gilbertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ironstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- West Pottsgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Bramcote
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Boyertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parker Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Indian Springs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slonaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Limerick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neiffer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Neiffer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiffer
- Obelisk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
- Bucktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Seven Stars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Spring City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Royersford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Congo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Amity Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
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 St. Aloysius 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 St. Aloysius Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boyertown
- Pottstown
- Royersford
- Spring City
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 St. Aloysius 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 St. Aloysius Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1185746 (Saint Aloysius Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185746 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: 62 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sassamansville
- Location given for Saint Aloysius Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2620416 Lon: -75.6160168
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Aloysius 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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