A visit to the Saint Michael's Ukrainian Catholic 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. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery:
40.2550, -75.7136
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Shenkel UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shenkel UCC Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenkel UCC Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pottstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Congregation Mercy & Truth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Highland Memorial Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- Hanawas Sachem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- The St. Michaels Cemetery has also been known as:
- Birdsboro Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46187 <5>
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fritz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fritz Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Cemetery
- DeTurk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The DeTurk Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeTurk Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- St. Pauls UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pughtown Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Woods Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Woods Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bramcote
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Stowe
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Pottsgrove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Amity Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Bally
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pottstown Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- South Pottstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Pottstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monocacy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Kenilworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Halfway House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Colebrookdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ironstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Birdsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knauertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Coventryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Yellow House
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Pottsgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Pughtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Bucktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Slonaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Fricks Lock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Sanatoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boyertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stonersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
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. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birdsboro
- Boyertown
- Pottstown
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 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. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Berks 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. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2488579 (Saint Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2488579 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: Berks
- Est. Elev: 77 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boyertown
- Location given for Saint Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.25498 Lon: -75.713634
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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 Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |