A visit to the Saint Nicholas 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. Nicholas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Nicholas Cemetery:
40.7973, -76.1194
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County<2>.
The county seat for Schuylkill County is located in Pottsville. Pottsville lies just to the south southwest of the St. Nicholas Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Nicholas Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Nicholas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peddlars Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peddlars Grave is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peddlars Grave
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brandonville.
- The Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brandonville Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227564 <5>
- Old St. Casmir's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bertha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bertha Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bertha Cemetery
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Church Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
- White Church Reformed Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Saint Clair.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319163 <5>
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Hetherington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hetherington Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherington Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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- Steigerwalts Church of God Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nuremberg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Nuremberg Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuremberg Cemetery
- Yorkville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Yorkville Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville Cemetery
- The Yorkville Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325578 <5>
- Friends Burying Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Burying Ground is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Burying Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Burying Ground is located in Pottsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440760 <5>
- Christ Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- The Christ Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- McKeansburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291893 <5>
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Friedens Church Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of New Ringgold.
- The Friedens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Friedens Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #333895 <5>
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Minersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2293624 <5>
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welsh Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Nicholas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mahanoy City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston - Morea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Boston - Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston - Morea
- Grier City - Park Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grier City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Delano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Saint Nicholas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Tuscarora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Girard Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Shenandoah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Philadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Middleport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brandonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Krebs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Shenandoah Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
- Gilberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Maizeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maizeville
- Frackville Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Altamont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Frackville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Saint Clair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tamaqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lofty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Sheppton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Mahanoy Plane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mahanoy Plane is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy Plane
- Englewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Englewood is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
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. Nicholas Cemetery. The following communities are located in Schuylkill County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Nicholas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Frackville
- Mahanoy City
- Shenandoah
- Tamaqua
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 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. Nicholas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Schuylkill 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. Nicholas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1186516 (Saint Nicholas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186516 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: Schuylkill
- Est. Elev: 516 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delano
- Location given for Saint Nicholas Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7973106 Lon: -76.1193802
- 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 Schuylkill, 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- St. Nicholas 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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