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Cemeteries in Philadelphia County, PA
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania has 99 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 13 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Philadelphia (41), Cheltenham (16) and Bala Cynwyd (10). Among them are 63 church cemeteries (64%), 13 Catholic cemeteries (13%) and 9 Episcopal cemeteries (9%).
99
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13
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historic
63
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All cemeteries in Philadelphia County
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- Leverington Cemetery6075 Ridge Avenue · PhiladelphiaCemetery
- The Woodlands4000 Woodland Avenue · PhiladelphiaCemetery
- Bethany German Lutheran Cemetery378 Martin Street · PhiladelphiaLutheran cemetery
- Christ Church Burial GroundPhiladelphiaChristian cemetery
- First Presbyterian Church of Bridesburg CemeteryPhiladelphiaPresbyterian cemetery
- Germantown Church of the Brethren CemeteryWyndmoorChristian cemetery
- Germantown Mennonite CemeteryWyndmoorMennonite and Amish cemetery
- Market Square Presbyterial Church Burial GroundWyndmoorPresbyterian cemetery
- Mikveh Israel CemeteryPhiladelphiaJewish cemetery
- Philadelphia National CemeteryElkins ParkNational cemetery
- Saint John the Baptist Church CemeteryBala CynwydCatholic cemetery
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church CemeteryWyndmoorEpiscopal cemetery
- Saint Mary of the Assumption CemeteryBala CynwydCatholic cemetery
- Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church CemeteryBala CynwydEpiscopal cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Church CemeteryPhiladelphiaLutheran cemetery
- Cedar Hill CemeteryCheltenhamCemetery
- Greenwood CemeteryCheltenhamCemetery
- Har NEBO CemeteryCheltenhamCemetery
- Hood CemeteryPhiladelphiaCemetery
- Ivy Hill CemeteryWyndmoorCemetery
- Laurel Hill CemeteryPhiladelphiaCemetery
- Magnolia CemeteryCheltenhamCemetery
- Mount Peace CemeteryPhiladelphiaChurch cemetery
- Mount Vernon CemeteryPhiladelphiaChurch cemetery
- Northwood CemeteryElkins ParkCemetery
- Upper Burying Ground of GermantownWyndmoorCemetery
- Adath Jeshurun CemeteryCheltenhamJewish cemetery
- All Saints Episcopal CemeteryCornwells HeightsEpiscopal cemetery
- All Saints Roman Catholic Church CemeteryPhiladelphiaCatholic cemetery
- Bethany African Methodist Episcopal CemeteryBensalemMethodist cemetery
- Byberry Friends Burial GroundBensalemQuaker cemetery
- Chevra Bikur Cholim CemeteryCheltenhamJewish cemetery
- Church of St. James the Less CemeteryPhiladelphiaEpiscopal cemetery
- Congregation Mikveh Israel Beth El Emeth CemeteryMillbourneJewish cemetery
- Emanuel United Church of Christ CemeteryPhiladelphiaChristian cemetery
- Emmanuel Resurrection Episcopal Church CemeteryCheltenhamEpiscopal cemetery
- First Presbyterian Church of Manayunk ChurchyardBala CynwydPresbyterian cemetery
- Frankford Friends New Burial GroundCheltenhamQuaker cemetery
- Germantown Friends CemeteryWyndmoorQuaker cemetery
- Gloria Dei Episcopal Burial GroundPhiladelphiaChristian cemetery
- Hebrew Mutual Burial GroundYeadonJewish cemetery
- Holmesburg Baptist ChurchyardCheltenhamBaptist cemetery
- Holmesburg Methodist Episcopal Church GraveyardCheltenhamMethodist cemetery
- Holy Trinity CemeteryPhiladelphiaCatholic cemetery
- Korean United Church CemeteryElkins ParkChristian cemetery
- Mikveh Israel Federal Street CemeteryPhiladelphiaJewish cemetery
- Most Holy Redeemer CemeteryPhiladelphiaCatholic cemetery
- Mount Carmel CemeteryCheltenhamJewish cemetery
- Mount Sinai CemeteryCheltenhamJewish cemetery
- Old Cathedral CemeteryMillbourneCatholic cemetery
- Old Pine Street ChurchyardPhiladelphiaPresbyterian cemetery
- Rehoboth Methodist Episcopal Church Burial GroundPhiladelphiaMethodist cemetery
- Roxborough Baptist Burial GroundBala CynwydBaptist cemetery
- Roxborough Baptist Church CemeteryBala CynwydBaptist cemetery
- Roxborough Presbyterian Church CemeteryLafayette HillPresbyterian cemetery
- Saint Asaph's CemeteryBala CynwydChristian cemetery
- Saint Augustine's ChurchyardPhiladelphiaCatholic cemetery
- Saint David's Episcopal Church CemeteryBala CynwydEpiscopal cemetery
- Saint James CemeteryDarbyEpiscopal cemetery
- Saint Mary of the Assumption Catholic CemeteryBala CynwydCatholic cemetery
- Saint Mary's CemeteryPhiladelphiaCatholic cemetery
- Saint Paul's Burial GroundPhiladelphiaEpiscopal cemetery
- Saint Peter's CemeteryPhiladelphiaEpiscopal cemetery
- Saint Peter's CemeteryPhiladelphiaCatholic cemetery
- Saint Stephen's Methodist CemeteryPhiladelphiaMethodist cemetery
- Saint Vincent's Orphan Asylum Burial GroundCheltenhamCatholic cemetery
- Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth CemeteryCornwells HeightsCatholic cemetery
- St Joachim Roman Catholic Church CemeteryPhiladelphiaCatholic cemetery
- St. Michael's Evanelical Lutheran CemeteryWyndmoorLutheran cemetery
- The Presbyterian Church of Frankford CemeteryPhiladelphiaPresbyterian cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran CemeteryPhiladelphiaLutheran cemetery
- Belvue CemeteryPhiladelphiaCemetery
- Benjamin Franklin's GravePhiladelphiaCemetery
- Chelten Hills CemeteryWyndmoorCemetery
- Christ Church Hospital Burial GroundBala CynwydChurch cemetery
- Dunks Ferry Road Potter's FieldBensalemCemetery
- Fairhill CemeteryPhiladelphiaCemetery
- Greenmount CemeteryPhiladelphiaCemetery
- Hart's Burying GroundCornwells HeightsCemetery
- Holme Crispin CemeteryBensalemCemetery
- Mount Lawn Cemetery -- South LawnSharon HillCemetery
- Mount Moriah Cemetery Naval PlotYeadonCemetery
- New Cathedral CemeteryPhiladelphiaCemetery
- New Cathedral CemeteryPhiladelphiaCemetery
- North Cedar Hills CemeteryCheltenhamCemetery
- Oakland CemeteryCheltenhamCemetery
- Old Crispin CemeteryBensalemCemetery
- Owen and Palmer Burial GroundYeadonCemetery
- Palmer Kensington Burial GroundPhiladelphiaCemetery
- Philadelphia House of Correction Burial GroundBensalemChurch cemetery
- Philadelphia National CemeteryElkins ParkNational cemetery
- Saint Anne's CemeteryPhiladelphiaCemetery
- Saint Dominic CemeteryBensalemCemetery
- Saint Michael CemeteryPhiladelphiaCemetery
- Saint Peters German Redemptionist Fathers CemeteryPhiladelphiaCemetery
- St. James Church CemeteryCheltenhamChurch cemetery
- Trinity CemeteryPhiladelphiaCemetery
- William Penn CemeteryFeastervilleChurch cemetery
- Woodlands CemeteryPhiladelphiaCemetery
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Cemetery types
- Church Cemeteries in Philadelphia County63
- Catholic Cemeteries in Philadelphia County13
- Episcopal Cemeteries in Philadelphia County9
- Jewish Cemeteries in Philadelphia County8
- Christian Cemeteries in Philadelphia County6
- Presbyterian Cemeteries in Philadelphia County6
- Historic Cemeteries in Philadelphia County4
- Lutheran Cemeteries in Philadelphia County4
- Methodist Cemeteries in Philadelphia County4
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Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Philadelphia County?
We list 99 cemeteries in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Philadelphia County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Pennsylvania vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Philadelphia County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Pennsylvania law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
Guides
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