About Paxtang Cemetery
Paxtang Cemetery is a cemetery near Paxtang, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 443 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Joshua William Swartz, Snake Wiltse and Edna Groff Deihl. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1183402. The nearest other listed cemetery is Paxton Presbyterian Churchyard, about 0.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Neill Funeral Home in Harrisburg, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 158 cemeteries we list in Dauphin County, and 110 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.
Notable people buried at Paxtang Cemetery
Among them: 2 writers, 1 baseball player, 1 US representative.
- Joshua William Swartz1867-1959American politician
- Snake Wiltse1871-1925Major League Baseball pitcher
- Edna Groff Deihl1881-1935American authoress
- Elizabeth Howry Groff1891-1989American writer and botanical collector in China
People whose Wikidata entry gives Paxtang 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 Paxtang 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
- Beth El CemeteryPaxtang, PAJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- Prospect Hill Cemetery7 Arch Way, Harrisburg, PACemetery0.8 mi
- Raysors CemeteryProgress, PACemetery1.0 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryLawnton, PACemetery1.0 mi
- Dauphin County CemeterySteelton, PAMunicipal cemetery1.2 mi
- Lincoln Cemetery201 South 30th Street, Penbrook, PA · est. 1877Cemetery1.3 mi
- Baldwin CemeterySteelton, PACemetery1.4 mi
- Day CemeterySteelton, PACemetery1.5 mi
- Workmans Circle CemeteryProgress, PACemetery1.5 mi
Funeral homes near Paxtang Cemetery
- Neill Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Harrisburg · (717) 564-2633
- Gilbert L Dailey Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Harrisburg · (717) 233-1933
- Romberger Memorials1.4 miMonument dealer · Penbrook · (717) 232-1147
- W Orville Kimmel Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Harrisburg · (717) 238-2502
- Central Pennsylvania Cremation Society1.4 miCremation provider · Harrisburg · (717) 671-1289
- Hetrick-Bitner Funeral Home, Inc.1.4 miFuneral home · Harrisburg · (717) 545-3774
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