About Conewago Chapel Basilica Cemetery
Conewago Chapel Basilica Cemetery is a church cemetery near McSherrystown, Adams County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 1.5 mi southeast of McSherrystown. The grounds sit at about 558 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including John W. Beschter and James Pellentz. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2774872. The nearest funeral home we know of is Murphy-beck Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc. in McSherrystown, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 95 cemeteries we list in Adams County, and 50 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, McSherrystown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Conewago Chapel Basilica Cemetery
- John W. Beschter1763-1842Luxembourg Jesuit missionary
- James Pellentz1727-179918th century American Jesuit missionary
People whose Wikidata entry gives Conewago Chapel Basilica Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Conewago Chapel Basilica 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.
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Funeral homes near Conewago Chapel Basilica Cemetery
- Murphy-beck Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc.1.3 miFuneral home · McSherrystown · (717) 637-6945
- Wetzel Funeral Home & Crematory Inc2.6 miCremation provider · Hanover · (717) 632-1242
- Kenworthy Funeral Home and Crematory3.0 miCremation provider · Hanover · (717) 637-6259
- Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center Inc3.1 miFuneral home · Hanover · (717) 637-5194
- Feiser Funeral & Cremation Care, Inc. - New Oxford3.3 miCremation provider · New Oxford · (717) 624-7261
- Kenworthy Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc.4.9 miCremation provider · Gettysburg · (717) 337-9311
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