Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Cemeteries in Chapman Township (Snyder County), PA
Chapman Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 1,565. Public map data lists 8 cemeteries here. Some have a mailing address in Mount Pleasant Mills, Port Trevorton.
Chapman Township cemetery list 8
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Chapman Community Chapel Cemetery
Paradise Church Road and Reitz Road, Port Trevorton, PA 17864
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Chapman Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
Black Woods Road, Port Trevorton, PA 17864
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Grubbs Cemetery
State Route 2001 and Cemetery Road, Mount Pleasant Mills, PA 17853
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Halls Church Cemetery
Old Trail Road, Port Trevorton, PA 17864
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Paradise United Methodist Cemetery
Church Road, Port Trevorton, PA 17864
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Riverview Mennonite Cemetery
Oriental Road, Port Trevorton, PA 17864
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Saint Johns Church Cemetery
Old US Highway 15 and Olde Town Square Road, Port Trevorton, PA 17864
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Trinity United Brethren Church Cemetery
McKees Road and Old Trail Road, Port Trevorton, PA 17864
Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing. Please respect private property.
Search records for Chapman Township ancestors
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Finding burial records in Chapman Township
- Death records. Pennsylvania has issued death certificates statewide since 1906. For deaths in Chapman Township from 1906 on, certificates at least 50 years old are at the Pennsylvania State Archives and newer ones at the Pennsylvania Department of Health's Division of Vital Records in New Castle. For 1893 to 1906, check the Snyder County courthouse, usually the Register of Wills.
- Cemetery records. Ask the cemetery's office or the church that runs it for burial and lot records. Many cemeteries are run by churches or cemetery associations; the Chapman Township municipal office may know who cares for small or abandoned burial grounds.
- Church and newspaper records. Before 1906 there is often no official death record, so church burial registers, local newspapers and the State Library of Pennsylvania are key sources for Chapman Township families.
- Local historical society. Historical societies often hold gravestone transcriptions, cemetery surveys and family files. The State Library of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg are good statewide sources.
- Snyder County wills and deeds. Wills and estate files are at the Snyder County Register of Wills, and deeds at the Snyder County Recorder of Deeds. Deeds can mention family burial plots.
- FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed Pennsylvania vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.