A visit to the Shenkel United Church of Christ (UCC) 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 Shenkel UCC Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shenkel UCC Cemetery:
40.2236, -75.7044
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shenkel UCC Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shenkel UCC Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Shenkel UCC Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Shenkel UCC Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shenkel UCC Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Pottstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Memorial Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- Pughtown Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Woods Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Woods Cemetery
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
- Edgewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Congregation Mercy & Truth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hanawas Sachem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morningside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morningside Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
- Brownback UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brownback UCC Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownback UCC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownback UCC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Bucktown.
- The Brownback UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brownback Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156995 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Brower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brower Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brower Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Fritz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fritz Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Cemetery
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 Shenkel UCC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shenkel UCC Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bramcote
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bramcote is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramcote
- Pottstown Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Stowe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Pottsgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pottsgrove
- Bally
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knauertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Coventryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Amity Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Kenilworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- 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 northeast)
- Pughtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bucktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Slonaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Monocacy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monocacy is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Nantmeal Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nantmeal Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantmeal Village
- Fricks Lock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Sanatoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pottsgrove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsgrove
- Halfway House
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Ironstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ironstone is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Birdsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheeder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheeder is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
- Parker Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Colebrookdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrookdale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrookdale
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 Shenkel UCC 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 Shenkel UCC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Shenkel UCC 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 Shenkel UCC Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2125515 (Shenkel United Church of Christ Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2125515 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: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pottstown
- Location given for Shenkel United Church of Christ Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2236111 Lon: -75.7044444
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shenkel UCC 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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