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: 40.4015° (40° 24' 5")
Lon: -75.4963° (-75° 29' 46")
The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Norristown. Norristown lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. Marks Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Marks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kraussdale Schwenkfelder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Schwenkfelder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schwenkfelder Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schwenkfelder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Schwenkfelder Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Trinity Great Swamp UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hosensack Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Hereford Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hereford Mennonite Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hereford Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hereford Mennonite Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Christ Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Christ Union Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Dillingersville School Union School and Church Cem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillingersville School Union School and Church Cem
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dillingersville School Union School and Church Cem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Dillingersville School Union School and Church Cem is located in Lehigh County
- The Dillingersville School Union School and Church Cem has also been known as:
- Upper Milford Luterhan Church Yard
- Upper Milford Luterhan Churchyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2331947 <5>
- Upper Milford Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Zionsville UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Zionsville Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zionsville Reformed Church Cemetery
- The Zionsville Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- The Zionsville Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Zionsville UCC Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445521 <5>
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Stricker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stricker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stricker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stricker Cemetery is located in Bucks County
- Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Union Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ridge Valley Cemetery is located in Bucks County
- Rauch Hertzog Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huff Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Union Cemetery
- The Huff Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Huff Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Huffs Church
- The Huff Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huff Union Church Cemetery
- Huff's Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Huff's Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45157 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Shalkop Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shalkop Burial Ground
- The Shalkop Burial Ground is located in Montgomery County
- The Shalkop Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Antes Cemetery
- Antes - Shalkop Burial Ground
- Old Goschenhoppen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Goschenhoppen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Goschenhoppen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Goschenhoppen Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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.
- Pennsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsburg
- Pennsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsburg <7>
- East Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- East Greenville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Greenville <7>
- Red Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Red Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hill <7>
- Fruitville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Hoppenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Palm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hosensack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hosensack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Pleasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Powder Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Green Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane
- Green Lane is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Lane <7>
- Congo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Old Zionsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Anise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Perkiomenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Milford Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Steinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Steinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Dillingerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Zionsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eshbach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Woxall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woxall
- Woxall is located in Montgomery County
- Argus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Trumbauersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Bechtelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bechtelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechtelsville
- Bechtelsville is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bechtelsville <7>
- Obelisk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Obelisk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelisk
- Obelisk is located in Montgomery County
- Tylersport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zionhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Limeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Huffs Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Huffs Church is located in Berks 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 Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bechtelsville
- Milford Square
- Pennsburg
- Zionsville
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 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:
- 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 St. Marks Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #1186316 (Saint Marks Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1186316 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: Milford Square
- County: Montgomery Elev: 119
- Location given for GNIS #1186316 (Saint Marks Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.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 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- ) 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: 40.4015, Longitude: -75.4963 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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |