About Towamensing Cemetery
Towamensing Cemetery is a cemetery near Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 0.7 mi south of Palmerton. The grounds sit at about 627 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: William Thomas Parsons. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1189674. The nearest funeral home we know of is Campton Funeral Home in Palmerton, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 78 cemeteries we list in Carbon County, and 70 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Palmerton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Towamensing Cemetery
Among them: 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- William Thomas Parsons1923-1991American writer and historian
People whose Wikidata entry gives Towamensing 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
40.81126, -75.61395
What Towamensing 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
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- Saint Vladimir's Upper CemeteryPalmerton, PAChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church CemeteryPalmerton, PALutheran cemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Vladimir's Lower CemeteryPalmerton, PAChristian cemetery0.3 mi
- Sacred Heart CemeteryPalmerton, PAChristian cemetery0.5 mi
- Little White Church CemeteryPalmerton, PAChurch cemetery0.5 mi
- Catholic CemeteryPalmerton, PACatholic cemetery2.5 mi
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery BowmanstownPalmerton, PALutheran cemetery2.7 mi
- Lehigh Township CemeteryWalnutport, PAMunicipal cemetery2.9 mi
- Saint Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church CemeteryWeissport East, PALutheran cemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near Towamensing Cemetery
- Campton Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Palmerton · (610) 826-2377
- T K Thomas Funeral Home, Inc.0.8 miFuneral home · Palmerton · (610) 826-2270
- Harding Funeral Home Inc4.0 miFuneral home · Slatington · (610) 767-3011
- Miller Funeral Home, Inc.4.4 miFuneral home · Lehighton · (610) 377-1153
- Mayes-Melber Funeral Home4.8 miFuneral home · Lehighton · (610) 377-0510
- Schaeffer Funeral Home5.3 miFuneral home · Lehighton · (610) 377-1020
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