About German Catholic Cemetery
German Catholic Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 741 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2800600. The nearest funeral home we know of is Vischer Funeral Supplies Inc in Lykens, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 158 cemeteries we list in Dauphin County, and 53 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Dauphin County dates to 1877. 1 of the 158 listings in Dauphin County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lykens. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
40.56623, -76.69361
What German Catholic Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Patriotic Order Sons of America CemeteryLykens, PACemetery0.1 mi
- Union CemeteryLykens, PACemetery0.1 mi
- Irish Catholic CemeteryLykens, PACatholic cemetery0.3 mi
- Odd Fellows CemeteryLykens, PACemetery0.4 mi
- Calvary CemeteryLykens, PACemetery0.6 mi
- Fairview CemeteryWilliamstown, PACemetery3.2 mi
- Simeon United Lutheran Church CemeteryLykens, PALutheran cemetery3.6 mi
- Seyberts CemeteryWilliamstown, PACemetery3.8 mi
- Emmanuel Wesleyan CemeteryLykens, PACemetery4.1 mi
- Boyer's School CemeteryElizabethville, PACemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near German Catholic Cemetery
- Vischer Funeral Supplies Inc0.5 miFuneral home · Lykens · (800) 752-8767
- Minnich Family Funeral Homes, Inc.2.5 miFuneral home · Williamstown · (717) 647-9382
- Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd. A Minnich Funeral Location6.5 miFuneral home · Elizabethville · (717) 362-8522
- Minnich Funeral7.5 miFuneral home · Tower City · (717) 647-9382
- James A. Reed Funeral Home7.7 miFuneral home · Pillow · (570) 758-4294
- Dimon Funeral Home and Cremation Services7.7 miFuneral home · Tower City · (717) 647-2741
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Frequently asked questions
Is German Catholic Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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