Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Cemeteries in Lower Mifflin Township, PA
Lower Mifflin Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 1,755. Public map data lists 3 cemeteries here. Some have a mailing address in Newville.
Lower Mifflin Township cemetery list 3
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Center Church Graveyard
Center Road and Roxbury Road, Newville, PA 17241
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Doubling Gap Church of God Cemetery
50 McCrea Road, Newville, PA 17241
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Zieglers Church Graveyard
Center Road and Asper Road, Newville, PA 17241
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 Lower Mifflin Township
- Death records. Pennsylvania has issued death certificates statewide since 1906. For deaths in Lower Mifflin 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 Cumberland 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 Lower Mifflin 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 Lower Mifflin 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.
- Cumberland County wills and deeds. Wills and estate files are at the Cumberland County Register of Wills, and deeds at the Cumberland 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.