Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Cemeteries in Lancaster, PA
Lancaster is a city in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 58,039. Public map data lists 18 cemeteries here. 1 of them is a family or private burial ground, which may be on private land.
Lancaster cemetery list 18
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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
450 East Strawberry Street, Lancaster, PA 17602
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Cedar Lawn Cemetery
Chesapeake Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
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English Presbyterian Cemetery
140 East Orange Street, Lancaster, PA 17602
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First Presbyterian Church Memorial Gardens
140 East Orange Street, Lancaster, PA 17602
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First Reformed Church Memorial Garden
40 East Orange Street, Lancaster, PA 17602
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Greenwood Cemetery
719 Highland Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603
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Lancaster Cemetery
205 East Lemon Street, Lancaster, PA 17602
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Riverview Cemetery
Duke Street and Schuylkill Street, Lancaster, PA 17602
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Rudisill Family Cemetery
East Walnut Street and Pleasure Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
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Saint James Cemetery
119 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602
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Saint Johns Episcopal Church Columbarium
321 West Chestnut Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
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Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Old Cemetery
440 Saint Joseph Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
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Saint Lukes United Church of Christ Memorial Gardens
719 Marietta Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603
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Saint Mary's Cemetery
Park Avenue and Maple Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17602
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Shreiner's Cemetery
North Mulberry Street and West Chestnut Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
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Trinity Lutheran Churchyard
31 South Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602
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Woodward Hill Cemetery
501 South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
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Zion Lutheran Cemetery
South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
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.
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Finding burial records in Lancaster
- Death records. Pennsylvania has issued death certificates statewide since 1906. For deaths in Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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.