Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Cemeteries in Upper Darby Township, PA
Upper Darby Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 85,681. Public map data lists 7 cemeteries here. Some have a mailing address in Drexel Hill, Lansdowne, Upper Darby.
Upper Darby Township cemetery list 7
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Arlington Cemetery
2900 State Road, Drexel Hill, PA 19026
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Drexel Hill Church of the Brethren Cemetery
3601 Garrett Road, Drexel Hill, PA 19026
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Fernwood Cemetery
6500 Baltimore Avenue, Lansdowne, PA 19050
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Friends Southwestern Burial Ground
236 Powell Lane, Upper Darby, PA 19082
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Har Jehuda Cemetery
8400 Lansdowne Avenue, Upper Darby, PA 19082
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Montrose Cemetery
8504 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby, PA 19082
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Saint Charles Borromeo Cemetery
3422 Dennison Avenue, Drexel Hill, PA 19026
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 Upper Darby Township
- Death records. Pennsylvania has issued death certificates statewide since 1906. For deaths in Upper Darby 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 Delaware 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 Upper Darby 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 Upper Darby 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.
- Delaware County wills and deeds. Wills and estate files are at the Delaware County Register of Wills, and deeds at the Delaware 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.