About Beth El Cemetery
Beth El Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Paxtang, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 476 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1169358. The nearest other listed cemetery is Paxton Presbyterian Churchyard, about 0.2 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Neill Funeral Home in Harrisburg, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 158 cemeteries we list in Dauphin County, and 112 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, Paxtang. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
40.26590, -76.82926
What Beth El 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
- Paxton Presbyterian ChurchyardPaxtang, PAPresbyterian cemetery0.2 mi
- Paxtang CemeteryPaxtang, PACemetery0.2 mi
- Prospect Hill Cemetery7 Arch Way, Harrisburg, PACemetery0.9 mi
- Raysors CemeteryProgress, PACemetery0.9 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryLawnton, PACemetery1.0 mi
- Lincoln Cemetery201 South 30th Street, Penbrook, PA · est. 1877Cemetery1.3 mi
- Dauphin County CemeterySteelton, PAMunicipal cemetery1.4 mi
- Workmans Circle CemeteryProgress, PACemetery1.4 mi
- Baldwin CemeterySteelton, PACemetery1.5 mi
- Chisuk Emuna CemeteryProgress, PACemetery1.5 mi
Funeral homes near Beth El Cemetery
- Neill Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Harrisburg · (717) 564-2633
- Gilbert L Dailey Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Harrisburg · (717) 233-1933
- Central Pennsylvania Cremation Society1.4 miCremation provider · Harrisburg · (717) 671-1289
- Hetrick-Bitner Funeral Home, Inc.1.4 miFuneral home · Harrisburg · (717) 545-3774
- Romberger Memorials1.5 miMonument dealer · Penbrook · (717) 232-1147
- W Orville Kimmel Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Harrisburg · (717) 238-2502
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Frequently asked questions
Is Beth El Cemetery a Jewish cemetery?
Our records list a Jewish affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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