A visit to the Salem Shalters 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 Salem Shalters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem Shalters Cemetery:
40.4066, -75.8690
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salem Shalters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Salem Shalters Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies just to the south southwest of the Salem Shalters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Salem Shalters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Salem Shalters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Shalters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maidencreek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Maidencreek Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidencreek Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Spies Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Spies Zion Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spies Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spies Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Laureldale.
- The Spies Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zions Spies Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1323059 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Laureldale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Laureldale Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laureldale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laureldale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tuckerton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #205776 <5>
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alsace Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Charles Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Friedens Church Cemetery is located in Berks 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 in Oley.
- The Friedens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211517 <5>
- Fleetwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Beckers St. Peters Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aulenbach's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Schwarzwald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Oley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355996 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lesher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lesher Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesher Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salem Shalters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Shalters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Temple
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Temple is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Temple
- Laureldale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Tuckerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tuckerton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton
- Oley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fleetwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirbyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kirbyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
- Ontelaunee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ontelaunee is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee
- Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Penn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reiffton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reiffton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffton
- Saint Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Jacksonwald
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jacksonwald is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonwald
- Limekiln
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Limekiln is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limekiln
- Leesport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rickenbach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rickenbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickenbach
- West Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millmont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
- Exeter Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Exeter Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Village
- Griesemersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griesemersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griesemersville
- Dauberville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dauberville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauberville
- Moselem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moselem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselem
- Spring Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Ridge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
- Wyomissing Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyomissing Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing Hills
- Wyomissing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenhorst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brice Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brice Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Village
- Stonersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Manatawny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manatawny is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatawny
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Lobachsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lobachsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobachsville
- Dryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dryville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryville
- Lyon Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Station
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 Salem Shalters Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Shalters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Salem Shalters 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 Salem Shalters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2488417 (Salem Shalters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2488417 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: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fleetwood
- Location given for Salem Shalters Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.40662 Lon: -75.86904
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salem Shalters 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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