Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Lancaster County Overview
585
Cemeteries
42
Indexed Records
585
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Lancaster County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Lancaster County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania contains 585 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 42 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Fairview Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1922 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Lancaster County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Lancaster County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Lancaster County map overview
County center reference: 40.0802, -76.2666
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Lancaster County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Lancaster County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 25
Back to PennsylvaniaFairview Cemetery
USGSConestoga Memorial Park
USGSIronville Methodist Church Cemetery
USGSMellinger Mennonite Cemetery
USGSMemory Gardens Cemetery
USGSSalem Union Cemetery
USGSBainbridge Cemetery
USGSChiques Cemetery
VA📍 MANHEIM, PA
Good's Mennonite Cemetery
VA📍 ELIZABETHTOWN, PA
Kinzers Mennonite Cemetery
USGSMillersville Mennonite Cemetery
USGSMount Joy Cemetery
USGSMount Nebo Cemetery
USGSMt Zion Cemetery
VA📍 EPHRATA, PA
Saint Mary's Cemetery
USGSSalunga Brethren Cemetery
USGSTrumbauer Cemetery
VA📍 LEOLA, PA
West Green Tree Brethren Cemetery
USGSWolfe Cemetery
VA📍 EPHRATA, PA
Zion Hill Cemetery
USGSAbraham Gibbel Family Cemetery
USGSAkron Lutheran Cemetery
USGSAkron Mennonite Cemetery
USGSAll Saints Episcopal Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Donald J Missimer
🪦 Fairview Cemetery
Clayton Coe Butzer
🪦 Conestoga Memorial Park
Denver J Weigel
🪦 Good's Mennonite Cemetery
Eli S Williams
🪦 Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
Charles J Strobel
🪦 Saint Mary's Cemetery
David J Chalfant
🪦 Conestoga Memorial Park
Charles W Sheetz
🪦 West Green Tree Brethren Cemetery
Charles Hughes Fetrow
🪦 Salem Union Cemetery
David W Jackson
🪦 Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
Dale R Shiner
🪦 Fairview Cemetery
Americo Pietropaolo
🪦 Conestoga Memorial Park
Denton L Neuhauser
🪦 Kinzers Mennonite Cemetery
David D Burrows
🪦 Fairview Cemetery
Duane R Haskins
🪦 Fairview Cemetery
David Edward Knapp
🪦 Fairview Cemetery
Donald Carl Greenleaf
🪦 Fairview Cemetery
Eric Brubaker Marsh
🪦 Millersville Mennonite Cemetery
Devon E Yauger
🪦 Fairview Cemetery
Donald D Lawson
🪦 Conestoga Memorial Park
Charles W Gaggi
🪦 Conestoga Memorial Park
Charles W Chesnut
🪦 Fairview Cemetery
Alvin W Mummaw
🪦 Ironville Methodist Church Cemetery
Elmer L Wolf
🪦 Wolfe Cemetery
Ernest L Reisinger
🪦 Chiques Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Lancaster County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Donald J Missimer
🪦 Fairview Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07 Rank: SP4
Clayton Coe Butzer
🪦 Conestoga Memorial Park
1930-10-06 - 2022-12-01 Rank: LTJG
Denver J Weigel
🪦 Good's Mennonite Cemetery
1941-03-01 - 2022-06-04 Rank: IC2
Eli S Williams
🪦 Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
1952-04-09 - 2022-04-23
Charles J Strobel
🪦 Saint Mary's Cemetery
1932-07-11 - 2022-04-03 Rank: SP5
David J Chalfant
🪦 Conestoga Memorial Park
1928-01-06 - 2022-03-02
Charles W Sheetz
🪦 West Green Tree Brethren Cemetery
1928-10-23 - 2021-12-01
Charles Hughes Fetrow
🪦 Salem Union Cemetery
1922-01-19 - 2021-11-24
David W Jackson
🪦 Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery
1957-07-09 - 2021-08-29 Rank: LT
Dale R Shiner
🪦 Fairview Cemetery
1943-04-07 - 2021-08-13 Rank: EN2
Americo Pietropaolo
🪦 Conestoga Memorial Park
1925-04-29 - 2021-06-14 Rank: CPL
Denton L Neuhauser
🪦 Kinzers Mennonite Cemetery
1945-06-29 - 2021-06-05 Rank: SGT
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Lancaster County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Lancaster County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Lancaster County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Lancaster County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Lancaster County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Fairview Cemetery
13 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Conestoga Memorial Park
7 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Lancaster County burial records
Use a full name plus Lancaster County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Pennsylvania archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Lancaster County
Lancaster County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Pennsylvania archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Lancaster County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Lancaster County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Lancaster County?
585 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with 585 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Lancaster County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Lancaster County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Lancaster County burial records include military branch context?
42 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Lancaster County.