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A visit to the Saint Stephens Memorial 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. Stephens Memorial Cemetery ...

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

40.3084, -75.9418

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

The St. Stephens Memorial Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.

The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies just to the north northeast of the St. Stephens Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Stephens Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. Stephens Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
  • Shomre Habrith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mohnsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mohnsville Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohnsville Cemetery
  • Forest Hills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Cemetery
  • Aulenbach's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Weidman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Weidman Cemetery is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Weidman Cemetery is located in West Lawn.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2441666 <5>
  • Charles Evans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sinking Spring Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Sinking Spring Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring Cemetery
      • The Sinking Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #543710 <5>
    • Wyomissing Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Friedens Bible Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Friedens Bible Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Bible Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Bible Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Birdsboro.
      • The Friedens Bible Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Friedens Cemetery
      • Wicklein Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343568 <5>
    • St. Johns Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alsace Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old)
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old) is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old)
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Allegheny Union Cemetery (Old) with the St. Stephens Memorial Cemetery and the .
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164361 <5>
    • Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Allegheny Union Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Union Church Cemetery
      • The Allegheny Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Allegheny Union Cemetery (New)
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Allegheny Union Church Cemetery with the St. Stephens Memorial Cemetery and the .
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266315 <5>
    • Alleghenyville Mennonite Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Schwarzwald Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gethsemane Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Laureldale.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #308217 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Stephens Memorial Cemetery.

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

  • Kenhorst
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Deerfield Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Deerfield Village is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
  • West Reading
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Freemanville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Freemanville is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
  • Millmont
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Millmont is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
  • Reading
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shillington
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mohnton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Flying Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Flying Hills is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
  • Wyomissing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyomissing Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyomissing Hills is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing Hills
  • West Wyomissing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyomissing
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Angelica
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Angelica is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
    • Reiffton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Reiffton is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffton
    • Mount Penn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Whitfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitfield is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • West Lawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallowyck
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Tallowyck is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
    • Gibraltar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gibraltar is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
    • Lorane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lorane is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
    • Brice Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Brice Village is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Village
    • Jacksonwald
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jacksonwald is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonwald
    • Saint Lawrence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Saint Lawrence is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
    • Sinking Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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. Stephens Memorial Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berks County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Stephens Memorial 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. Stephens Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2488603  (Saint Stephens Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2488603 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: 111 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Reading
      • Location given for Saint Stephens Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.308434     Lon: -75.941809
      • 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Stephens Memorial 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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