About Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery
Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery is a mennonite and Amish cemetery near Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 1.3 mi north of Skippack. The grounds sit at about 253 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Gilles Kassel and Martin Kolb. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2348683. The nearest other listed cemetery is Wismer Burial Ground, about 1.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is R. L. Williams Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Cedars, about 1.9 mi away. It is one of 254 cemeteries we list in Montgomery County, and 165 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 254 listings in Montgomery County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Skippack. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery
- Gilles Kassel1679-1750Farmer and preacher in the Mennonite community of Skippack, Pennsylvania
- Martin Kolb1680-1761First preacher of the Mennonite community in Skippack, Pennsylvania
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lower Skippack Mennonite 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 Lower Skippack Mennonite 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
- Wismer Burial GroundCollegeville, PACemetery1.3 mi
- Skippack Church of the Brethren CemeteryCollegeville, PAChurch cemetery1.3 mi
- Upper Skippack Mennonite Church CemeterySkippack, PAMennonite and Amish cemetery1.5 mi
- Trinity United Church of Christ CemeterySkippack, PAChurch cemetery1.6 mi
- Funkite Providence Mennonite CemeteryEvansburg, PAChristian cemetery1.9 mi
- St. James Episcopal Church CemeteryEvansburg, PAEpiscopal cemetery2.0 mi
- Wagner CemeterySkippack, PACemetery2.1 mi
- Wentz United Church of Christ CemeterySkippack, PAChurch cemetery2.5 mi
- Hans Christopher Heebner CemeteryKulpsville, PACemetery2.5 mi
- Heebner Family CemeteryKulpsville, PAFamily cemetery2.5 mi
Funeral homes near Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery
- R. L. Williams Jr. Funeral Home, Inc.1.9 miFuneral home · Cedars · (610) 584-6611
- Holcombe Funeral Home Inc3.1 miFuneral home · Trappe · (610) 489-7266
- Moore, Snear and Ruggiero Funeral Home and Crematory3.4 miCremation provider · Trappe · (610) 489-7900
- Catagnus Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ltd3.8 miFuneral home · Trappe · (610) 831-1940
- Szpindor-meyers Funeral Home: Meyers & Givnish Family Funeral Homes4.0 miFuneral home · Trooper · (610) 539-8010
- Volpe Funeral Homes Inc4.7 miFuneral home · Norristown · (610) 275-2583
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery a Mennonite and Amish cemetery?
Our records list a Mennonite and Amish affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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