A visit to the Schwenkfelder 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 Schwenkfelder Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Schwenkfelder Cemetery:
40.4379, -75.5180
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Schwenkfelder Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Schwenkfelder Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Norristown. Norristown lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Schwenkfelder Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Schwenkfelder Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Schwenkfelder Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Schwenkfelder Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evangelical Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Kraussdale Schwenkfelder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hosensack Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Dillingersville School Union School and Church Cem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dillingersville School Union School and Church Cem is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingersville School Union School and Church Cem
- The Dillingersville School Union School and Church Cem has also been known as:
- Upper Milford Luterhan Church Yard
- Upper Milford Luterhan Churchyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2331947 <5>
- Upper Milford Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Zionsville UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zionsville Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zionsville Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville Reformed Church Cemetery
- The Zionsville Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Zionsville UCC Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445521 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Trinity Great Swamp UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hereford Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Rauch Hertzog Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huff Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Huff Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Huff Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Huffs Church
- The Huff Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huff Union Church Cemetery
- Huff's Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Huff's Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45157 <5>
- Christ Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Christ Union Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Union Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Schwenkfelder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Schwenkfelder Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Palm
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hosensack
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- East Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zionsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Powder Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Fruitville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Pennsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Zionsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Dillingerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Macungie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hoppenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Steinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Hensingersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Red Lion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Huffs Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Eshbach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Congo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pleasant Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Milford Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Limeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Alburtis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rittenhouse Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
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 Schwenkfelder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Schwenkfelder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Macungie
- Milford Square
- Pennsburg
- Zionsville
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 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 Schwenkfelder Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Schwenkfelder Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1207940 (Schwenkfelder Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1207940 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Greenville
- Location given for Schwenkfelder Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4378763 Lon: -75.5179604
- 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 Montgomery, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Schwenkfelder 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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