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A visit to the Saint Marks Cemetery ...

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 St. Marks Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marks Cemetery

Lat:   40.5887°   (40° 35' 19")

Lon:   -75.4538°   (-75° 27' 13")

The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Lehigh County<2>.

The county seat for Lehigh County is located in Allentown. Allentown lies just to the northwest of the St. Marks Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the St. Marks Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • West End Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West End Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West End Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
  • Congregation Sons of Israel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
  • Highland Memorial Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Park Cemetery
    • The Highland Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
    • The Highland Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Highland Cemetery
    • Highland Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45078 <5>
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
  • Agudath Achim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agudath Achim Cemetery
    • The Agudath Achim Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Agudath Achim Cemetery is located in Fountain Hill.
    • The Agudath Achim Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Congregation Agudath Achim Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980847 <5>
  • Brith Sholom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brith Sholom Cemetery
    • The Brith Sholom Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brith Sholom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fountain Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980845 <5>
  • Emil Zola Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rittersville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Lehigh County
  • Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church Cemetery
    • The Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Allentown.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960142 <5>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Northwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northwood Cemetery
      • The Northwood Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Northwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Emmaus.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #587280 <5>
    • Holy Ghost Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fountain Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Hill Cemetery
      • The Fountain Hill Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fountain Hill.
    • Cedar Hill Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Hill Memorial Park is located in Lehigh County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • 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 Lehigh County
    • Keneseth Israel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keneseth Israel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keneseth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keneseth Israel Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
    • Cedar Heights Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Heights Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Heights Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
    • Nisky Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nisky Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nisky Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nisky Hill Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
    • Nisky Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nisky Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nisky Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nisky Hill Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
    • Moravian Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moravian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moravian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moravian Cemetery is located in Northampton County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Northampton County
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Washington Ave. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1596921 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Marks Cemetery.

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

  • Allentown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rittersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rittersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
    • Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
  • Fullerton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
    • Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
  • Friedensville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friedensville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
    • Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
  • Seidersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
    • Seidersville is located in Northampton County
  • Star Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
    • Star Village is located in Northampton County
  • Fountain Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
    • Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
  • Emmaus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Catasauqua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Catasauqua
    • West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Seiple
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seiple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiple
    • Seiple is located in Lehigh County
  • Catasauqua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
    • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <6>
  • Wescosville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • North Catasauqua
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
      • North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Limeport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
      • Limeport is located in Lehigh County
    • Hokendauqua
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
      • Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
    • Hellertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bethlehem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Northampton County
    • Wennersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wennersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wennersville
      • Wennersville is located in Lehigh County
    • Weaversville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weaversville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
      • Weaversville is located in Northampton County
    • Coopersburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coplay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coplay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplay
      • Coplay is located in Lehigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coplay <6>
    • Leithsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leithsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
      • Leithsville is located in Northampton County
    • Freemansburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruchsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruchsville
      • Ruchsville is located in Lehigh County
    • Stetlersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetlersville
      • Stetlersville is located in Lehigh County
    • Walbert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbert
      • Walbert is located in Lehigh 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 St. Marks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lehigh County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marks Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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. Marks 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 St. Marks Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1186318  (Saint Marks Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1186318 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: Allentown East
    • County: Lehigh         Elev: 107
    • Location given for GNIS #1186318 (Saint Marks Cemetery)

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth 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 Lehigh, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Marks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5887, Longitude: -75.4538       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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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