A visit to the Slovak 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 Slovak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Slovak Cemetery:
40.6043, -75.3485
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Slovak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Slovak Cemetery is located in Northampton County<2>.
The county seat for Northampton County is located in Easton. Easton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Slovak Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Slovak Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Slovak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Slovak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nisky Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Nisky Hill Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisky Hill Cemetery
- Nisky Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Nisky Hill Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisky Hill Cemetery
- Moravian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
- St. Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery
- The Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity UCC Cemetery
- Freemansburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Freemansburg Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemansburg Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Washington Ave. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1596921 <5>
- Fountain Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fountain Hill Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fountain Hill.
- Emil Zola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Agudath Achim Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agudath Achim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Agudath Achim Cemetery is located in Fountain Hill.
- The Agudath Achim Cemetery has also been known as:
- Congregation Agudath Achim Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980847 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brith Sholom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brith Sholom Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brith Sholom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brith Sholom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fountain Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980845 <5>
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hellertown Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Altonah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Altonah Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altonah Cemetery
- Holy Saviour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Holy Saviour Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Saviour Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Saviour Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bethlehem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45122 <5>
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- Rittersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Lukes / Old Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Slovak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Slovak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hellertown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Steel City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Freemansburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Star Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Seidersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Middletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Fountain Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Friedensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Leithsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Wassergass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Lower Saucon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wagnerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wagnerville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnerville
- William Penn Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- William Penn Manor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn Manor
- Springtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rittersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Old Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Orchard is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Coopersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Passer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
- Chain Bridge has also been known as:
- Chain Dam
- Catasauqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fullerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Allentown
(6 miles [9.7 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 Slovak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Northampton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Slovak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethlehem
- Catasauqua
- Coopersburg
- Fountain Hill
- Hellertown
- Springtown
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 Slovak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Northampton 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 Slovak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1187836 (Slovak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1187836 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: Northampton
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hellertown
- Location given for Slovak Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6042656 Lon: -75.3485128
- 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 Northampton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slovak 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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