Saving Graves Pennsylvania

"Saving Graves is dedicated to providing leadership, education and advocacy 
in preserving and restoring endangered and forgotten cemeteries worldwide."

Nathan Zipfel - Coordinator

Pennsylvania Saving Graves Mailing List

Subscribe

Mailing List website

Pennsylvania Cemetery Preservation Law

Please let us know about additional current or pending Pennsylvania cemetery protection laws.

Some localities or counties may have cemetery ordinances and commissions; others may have delegated responsibilities to certain municipal or county officials. It is always important to check with the local government when researching cemetery laws and regulations

• Pennsylvania State Code
  Search on term "Cemetery"
• Historic Burial Places Preservation Act of 1994, P.L. 141, No. 22
• Cemetery Companies - Interment Rights, Restore and Maintain Act of 1992

Pennsylvania State Government

• Pennsylvania State Website
• Pennsylvania State Archives
• Pennsylvania State Archives - Archives Records Information Access System (ARIAS)
• Piper Resources - Pennsylvania State and Local Government on the Net

Pennsylvania Cemetery Index

• Cemetery Records Online - Pennsylvania
• Tombstone Inscription State Page - Pennsylvania
• I Dream Of Genealogy Cemetery Records - Pennsylvania
• The Pennsylvania Genealogy Guide-Cemeteries
  Links to cemeteries in Pennsylvania by county.
• Civil War Burials in Montgomery County, PA 
  locations and photos of burials of Civil War soldiers in Montgomery County, PA.
• Mount Moriah Cemetery 
  Site dedicated to Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia/Yeadon, PA. Burial lists, photos, ancestor info.

Cemetery Preservation Groups

• Berks County Association for Graveyard Preservation
• Grave Concern, Inc.
  Lancaster County
• Friends of Midland Cemetery
  Friends of Midland Cemetery is an organization devoted to saving this historic African American cemetery located near Steelton, PA in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
• Friends of Mount Moriah  
  A volunteer organization to preserve the heritage and dignity of the Mount Moriah Cemetery, West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
• Mt. Airy Graveyard Association
• Private Farm Cemeteries of Lancaster County
• Riverside Cemetery Association

Other Pennsylvania Preservation Groups

• Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Endangered Pennsylvania Cemeteries

Submit a Endangered Cemetery Report | Update Existing Report