Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Cemeteries in East Hempfield Township, PA
East Hempfield Township is a township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 26,304. Public map data lists 15 cemeteries here. Some have a mailing address in Lancaster, Landisville, Manheim, Salunga.
East Hempfield Township cemetery list 15
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Beard - Foltz Graveyard
South Lemon Street, Lancaster, PA 17601
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Brubaker - Miller Graveyard
Farmingdale Road and Oreville Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
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Centerville Cemetery
Centerville Road and Bunny Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601
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Church of the Apostles United Church of Christ Memorial Garden
1850 Marietta Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603
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Hempfield Church of the Brethren Cemetery
Stevens Street, Manheim, PA 17545
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Hiestand Farm Cemetery
Champ Boulevard, Manheim, PA 17545
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Lancaster Pike Cemetery
Harrisburg Pike and Hemlock Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601
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Landisville Mennonite Cemetery
173 Church Street, Landisville, PA 17538
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Landisville Reformed Mennonite Cemetery
547 East Main Street, Landisville, PA 17538
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Musselman Minich Cemetery
3016 Nolt Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
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Rohrerstown Cemetery
Wood Street and Walnut Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
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Rohrerstown Mennonite Cemetery
601 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, PA 17603
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Rohrerstown Mennonite Cemetery Old
1030 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
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Salunga Brethren Cemetery
52 Holland Street, Salunga, PA 17538
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Salunga Mennonite Cemetery
185 Stony Battery Road, Landisville, PA 17538
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 East Hempfield Township ancestors
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Finding burial records in East Hempfield Township
- Death records. Pennsylvania has issued death certificates statewide since 1906. For deaths in East Hempfield 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 Lancaster 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 East Hempfield 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 East Hempfield 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.
- Lancaster County wills and deeds. Wills and estate files are at the Lancaster County Register of Wills, and deeds at the Lancaster 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.