Lehigh Township near Walnutport in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Paul's Cemetery and Graveyard

Established 1756

Photographed by Laura Klotz, April 4, 2020

1. St. Paul's Cemetery and Graveyard Marker

Inscription. The earliest known burial is Wilhelm Best, Nov. 24, 1762. The names and locations of more than 1600 burials - those with tombstones - are known. 45 men are veterans of wars from the French and Indian through the Korean conflict. This includes 16 from the Revolution and 20 from the Civil War. Also, there are an estimated 1300 souls buried here whose names are known only to God.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 40° 45.602′ N, 75° 33.131′ W. Memorial is near Walnutport, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is in Lehigh Township. It is on Almond Road half a mile north of Route 248, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 787 Almond Rd, Walnutport PA 18088, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Kuntz (approx. 2.1 miles away); William Best (approx. 2.2 miles away); Diamond Fire Company (approx. 2½ miles away); Pennsylvania House Slate Exchange Hotel (approx. 2½ miles away); Walnutport (approx. 2½ miles away); Anchor Hotel (approx. 2.6 miles away); Floating From Mine to Market (approx. 2.6 miles away); Lehigh Canal (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walnutport.

Photographed by Laura Klotz, April 4, 2020

2. St. Paul's Cemetery and Graveyard Marker

The marker as seen from the road, with surrounding war memorials

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2020, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2020, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.