About Friends Burying Ground
Friends Burying Ground is a quaker cemetery near Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint John the Baptist German Catholic Cemetery, about 0.1 mi away.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pottsville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
40.67990, -76.20056
What Friends Burying Ground offers
We have no confirmed information about services at this cemetery yet. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
- Accepting new burials Not available
- Cremation options Not available
- Cremation niches Not available
- Mausoleum Not available
- Columbarium Not available
- Chapel Not available
- Green burial Not available
- Veterans section Not available
- Office on site Not available
- Parking Not available
- Wheelchair accessible Not available
- Restrooms Not available
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint John the Baptist German Catholic CemeteryPottsville, PACatholic cemetery0.1 mi
- United Presbyterian CemeteryPottsville, PAPresbyterian cemetery0.1 mi
- Saint Patrick's Cemetery No. 2Pottsville, PACatholic cemetery0.2 mi
- Trinity Episcopal Cemetery200 South 2nd Street, Pottsville, PAEpiscopal cemetery0.4 mi
- Bethel AME CemeteryPottsville, PAMethodist cemetery0.4 mi
- Charles Baber CemeteryPottsville, PACemetery0.4 mi
- Calvary CemeteryPottsville, PACemetery0.6 mi
- Saint Patrick's Calvary CemeteryPottsville, PACatholic cemetery0.6 mi
- Saint Joseph's CemeteryPottsville, PAChristian cemetery0.7 mi
- The Young Family Cemetery on Greenwood Hill626 Ridge Avenue, Pottsville, PAFamily cemetery0.9 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Friends Burying Ground located?
No street address is on record. Friends Burying Ground is near Pottsville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, at GPS coordinates 40.67990, -76.20056. Use the directions link to navigate to the coordinates.
What are the visiting hours of Friends Burying Ground?
Visiting hours are not on record. Many cemeteries are open from dawn to dusk, but confirm with the cemetery or the local town office before visiting.
How do I find a grave at Friends Burying Ground?
Contact the cemetery office or owner for interment records and plot maps. Volunteer indexes such as Find a Grave and BillionGraves may list transcribed headstones. For veterans, the VA Nationwide Gravesite Locator covers national and many state veterans cemeteries.
Is Friends Burying Ground a Quaker cemetery?
Our records list a Quaker affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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