A visit to the Towamencin Mennonite 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 Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery:
40.2485, -75.3481
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Norristown. Norristown lies just to the south of the Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lukins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lukins Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukins Cemetery
- Salford Schwenkfelder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wentz UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wentz UCC Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentz UCC Cemetery
- Towamencin Schwenkfelder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Cemetery
- Delps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Delps Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delps Cemetery
- Salford Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Skippack Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Lansdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lansdale Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- The Hatfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354597 <5>
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- Immanuel Leidy's Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franconia Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek Church of Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Indian Creek Church of Brethren Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Church of Brethren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Creek Church of Brethren Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Harleysville.
- The Indian Creek Church of Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Indian Creek Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2241186 <5>
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evangelical Congregation Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Fricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fricks Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Cemetery
- Souderton Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Towamencin Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Towamencin Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towamencin Village
- Kulpsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chatham Village of Towamencin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Villa of Flair Skippack Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Olde Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Olde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Village
- Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harleysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lucon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lucon is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucon
- Skippack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Lansdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cowpath Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hatfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lederach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony Towne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Towne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Towne
- North Wales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pennbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pennbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennbrook
- Souderton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Franconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Creekwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Creekwood Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekwood Village
- Belfry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belfry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfry
- Welch Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Welch Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Village
- Montgomeryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Telford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pear Tree Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Salfordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salfordville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salfordville
- Shirks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shirks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks Corner
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 Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery. The following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harleysville
- Kulpsville
- Lansdale
- North Wales
- Skippack
- Souderton
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 Towamencin Mennonite 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 Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2350150 (Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2350150 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: 78 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lansdale
- Location given for Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2485 Lon: -75.3481
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Towamencin Mennonite 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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