A visit to the Sinking Spring Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sinking Spring Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sinking Spring Cemetery (FG ID #543710).
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 Sinking Spring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sinking Spring Cemetery:
40.3270, -76.0261
The Sinking Spring Cemetery is located in Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies just to the east of the Sinking Spring Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sinking Spring Cemetery.
Name Variations for Sinking Spring Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Sinking Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sinking Spring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sinking Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hains Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hains Cemetery
- Wyomissing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mohnsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mohnsville Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohnsville Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- St. Stephens Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bernardine Sisters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bern Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Yocums Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Yocums Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocums Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kesher Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shomre Habrith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Charles Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eplers Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Sinking Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sinking Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sinking Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Wyomissing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Wyomissing is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyomissing
- West Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whitfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whitfield is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Tallowyck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wyomissing Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wyomissing Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing Hills
- Spring Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Ridge is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
- Phoebe Berks Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wernersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mohnton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shillington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyomissing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brownsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Kenhorst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Angelica
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freemanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Deerfield Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
- Millmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robesonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blainsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <5>
- Alleghenyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flying Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flying Hills is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Hills
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 Sinking Spring Cemetery. The following communities are located in Berks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sinking Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Reading
- Robesonia
- Shillington
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 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 Sinking Spring 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 Sinking Spring Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #543710
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2488475 (Sinking Spring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2488475 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: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sinking Spring
- Location given for Sinking Spring Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.326989 Lon: -76.026215
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sinking Spring 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |