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A visit to the Saint Marys Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Marys 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 St. Marys Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   40.0384°   (40° 2' 18")

Lon:   -75.2266°   (-75° 13' 35")

The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County<2>.

The county seat for Philadelphia County is located in Philadelphia. Philadelphia lies just to the south southeast of the St. Marys Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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. Marys Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Philadelphia 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. Marys 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 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.

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

    • Manayunk
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
      • Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
    • Roxborough
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
      • Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
    • Narberth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narberth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narberth
      • Narberth is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narberth <4>
    • Bala - Cynwyd
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd
      • Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
    • Germantown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
    • Allen Lane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
      • Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
    • Chestnut Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
      • Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
    • Ardmore
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Overbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
    • Wayne Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction
      • Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
    • Somerville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
    • Wyndmoor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Bryn Mawr
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Haverford Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haverford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
        • Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
      • Penn Wynne
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne
        • Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County
      • Lindley Station ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Station
        • Lindley Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Logan Station ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Station
        • Logan Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Tabor Station ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Station
        • Tabor Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Tabor Junction ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Junction
        • Tabor Junction is located in Philadelphia County
      • Branchtown ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
        • Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
        • Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Lawton Station ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Station
        • Lawton Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Milestown ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
        • Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Pittville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
        • Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
      • Flourtown
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Conshohocken
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

    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. Marys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Philadelphia County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Westminster Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • The Westminster Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • The Westminster Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Westminister Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminster Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46614 <6>
    • West Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Central Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • North Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • South Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45266 <6>
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Peace Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Peace Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Peace Cemetery is located in Philadelphia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Peace Cemetery
    • Mt. Peace Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
    • Chelten Hills Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivy Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Yeakel Schwenkfelder
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • St. Matthews Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • 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. Mathews Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Church of the Redeemer Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • St. Mary's Episcopal Church Memorial Gardens
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • St. Pauls Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Old Cathedral Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cathedral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cathedral Cemetery
      • Northwood Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Philadelphia National Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • The Philadelphia National Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
        • The Philadelphia National Cemetery has also been known as:
        • National Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia National Cemetery
      • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • 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>
      • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

    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 St. Marys Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1186364  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1186364 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: Germantown
      • County: Philadelphia         Elev: 92
      • Location given for GNIS #1186364 (Saint Marys Cemetery)

    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 Philadelphia, 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 St. Marys Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0384, Longitude: -75.2266       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Marys 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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