About Schwarzwald Cemetery
Schwarzwald Cemetery is a cemetery near Jacksonwald, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 348 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Clark Kerr and William Henry Dietz. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2488438. The nearest other listed cemetery is Ritter Number 2 Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Bean Funeral Homes and Crematory in Reading, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 256 cemeteries we list in Berks County, and 117 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Berks County dates to 1846. 2 of the 256 listings in Berks County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Jacksonwald. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Schwarzwald Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player.
- Clark Kerr1911-2003American academic
- William Henry Dietz1884-1964American football player and coach
People whose Wikidata entry gives Schwarzwald Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
40.32654, -75.84574
What Schwarzwald Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Ritter Number 2 CemeteryJacksonwald, PACemetery1.2 mi
- Young - Kissling CemeteryJacksonwald, PACemetery1.3 mi
- Hechler - Esterly Family CemeteryJacksonwald, PAFamily cemetery1.6 mi
- Klein - Close Family CemeteryJacksonwald, PAFamily cemetery2.1 mi
- Forest Hills Memorial Park391 West Neversink Road, Reading, PAMemorial park2.5 mi
- Schneider Family CemeteryJacksonwald, PAFamily cemetery2.5 mi
- Aulenbach CemeteryMount Penn, PACemetery2.7 mi
- Herbein Family Burial GroundOley, PAFamily cemetery2.8 mi
- Pet Animal CemeteryJacksonwald, PAPet cemetery2.8 mi
- Knabb Homestead Family GraveyardJacksonwald, PAFamily cemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near Schwarzwald Cemetery
- Bean Funeral Homes and Crematory1.6 miCremation provider · Reading · (610) 779-2800
- Mark J Hummel Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Reading · (610) 370-1300
- Auman's Inc. Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Reading · (610) 370-0200
- Lutz Funeral Home Inc2.6 miFuneral home · Reading · (610) 376-7121
- Gallman-Sonoski Funeral Home, Inc.3.9 miFuneral home · Reading · (610) 373-4653
- Kopicki-Bradley Funeral Home3.9 miFuneral home · Reading · (610) 372-1730
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