Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Cemeteries in Pequea Township, PA
Pequea Township is a township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 5,474. Public map data lists 9 cemeteries here. 2 of them are family or private burial grounds, which may be on private land. Some have a mailing address in Lancaster, Willow Street.
Pequea Township cemetery list 9
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Beaver Creek Amish Cemetery
North Mount Hope School Road, Willow Street, PA 17584
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Boehms Chapel Cemetery
13 West Boehm Road, Willow Street, PA 17584
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Byerland Mennonite Cemetery
931 Byerland Church Road, Willow Street, PA 17584
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Hans Hess Family Cemetery
Baumgardner Road, Willow Street, PA 17584
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New Danville Mennonite Cemetery
103 Marticville Road, Lancaster, PA 17603
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New Danville Reformed Mennonite Cemetery
Newswanger Road and Schultz Road, Lancaster, PA 17603
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Old Byerland Cemetery
Byerland Church Road, Willow Street, PA 17584
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Pequea Brethren in Christ Cemetery
40 Church Road, Lancaster, PA 17603
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Rush Family Graveyard
Radcliff Road and Hill Road, Willow Street, PA 17584
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 Pequea Township ancestors
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Finding burial records in Pequea Township
- Death records. Pennsylvania has issued death certificates statewide since 1906. For deaths in Pequea 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 Pequea 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 Pequea 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.