Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Cemeteries in Jackson Township (Northumberland County), PA
Jackson Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 898. Public map data lists 5 cemeteries here. Some have a mailing address in Dornsife, Herndon.
Jackson Township cemetery list 5
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Herndon Cemetery
4th Street, Herndon, PA 17830
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Peifer's Evangelical Church Cemetery
Grove Road and Church Road, Herndon, PA 17830
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Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
State Route 225, Herndon, PA 17830
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Saint Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
Schwaben Creek Road and Smeltz Road, Dornsife, PA 17823
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Zartman's Evangelical Church Cemetery
Otto Station Road, Herndon, PA 17830
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 Jackson Township ancestors
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Finding burial records in Jackson Township
- Death records. Pennsylvania has issued death certificates statewide since 1906. For deaths in Jackson 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 Northumberland 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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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.
- Northumberland County wills and deeds. Wills and estate files are at the Northumberland County Register of Wills, and deeds at the Northumberland 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.