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Pennsylvania Cemetery Records Search | Find Graves, Burial Records & Locations

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State archive snapshot

7,493

Pennsylvania Cemeteries

1,858

Burial Records Indexed

68

Counties with Coverage

1,857

Veterans Buried in PA

Quick answer

How do I search Pennsylvania cemetery and burial records?

Start with the statewide search bar, then use county cards to narrow by place. Once the likely county is clear, move into cemetery pages for map and source context, then into burial pages for person-level research.

Pennsylvania research focus

Top signal: 7,493 mapped cemeteries across 68 counties.

Best next step: open a county card with strong cemetery depth or a notable cemetery page below.

Browse network

Pennsylvania County Clusters & Top Research Paths

Use these cluster cards when you want the fastest route into stronger county-level cemetery pages. Each group emphasizes a different search intent: broad cemetery browsing, deeper burial discovery, or long-tail local archive coverage.

Cluster lane

Most searched Pennsylvania cemetery counties

Highest cemetery inventory and broadest place-intent coverage for statewide browse traffic.

Allegheny

329 cemeteries - 188 burial records - Notable: Plum Creek Cemetery

329

Armstrong

163 cemeteries - 18 burial records - Notable: Lawn Haven Burial Estates

163

Bedford

178 cemeteries - 38 burial records - Notable: Union Cemetery

178

Berks

249 cemeteries - 42 burial records - Notable: Forest Hills Memorial Park

249

Cluster lane

Emerging Pennsylvania archive counties

Smaller county archives that still surface useful cemetery pages and long-tail local search opportunities.

Adams

85 cemeteries - 48 burial records - Notable: Evergreen Cemetery

85

Beaver

87 cemeteries - 28 burial records - Notable: Sylvania Hills Memorial Park

87

Cameron

25 cemeteries - 2 burial records - Notable: Newton Cemetery

25

Carbon

65 cemeteries - 15 burial records - Notable: St Josephs Cem

65

How to search this state

How to Find Pennsylvania Burial Records & Cemetery Information

Pennsylvania has a large cemetery footprint, and the fastest research path is to move from state overview to county directory and then into specific cemetery or burial searches. Use this sequence to reduce broad, low-context searching.

Method 01

Start with place-based search intent

  1. 1. Search a cemetery name, county name, or city hint tied to Pennsylvania.
  2. 2. Use county cards below when the search needs better local context.
  3. 3. Move into cemetery or burial pages only after the place looks right.

Method 02

Use county pages to avoid dead-end searching

  1. 1. Compare county cemetery totals, burial depth, and notable cemetery names.
  2. 2. Pick the strongest county page first instead of searching statewide again.
  3. 3. Return to this page only when you need a new county or cemetery lane.

State footprint

68

County archive paths currently organized for Pennsylvania research.

Largest archive layer

585

Cemeteries in the top county currently surfaced for this state archive.

Veteran-linked records

1,857

Person-level burial rows in this state currently carrying military branch context.

County archive index

Pennsylvania County Cemetery Directory

Each county card now includes cemetery totals, burial depth, a notable cemetery hint, and record-range context so the index works as real search content instead of a thin link wall.

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Most searched cemeteries

High-Depth Cemetery Pages in Pennsylvania

St Mary's Cemetery

38 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Pennsylvania.

VA

Calvary Cemetery

30 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Pennsylvania.

USGS / Public

Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery

24 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Pennsylvania.

USGS / Public

St Joseph Cemetery

20 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Pennsylvania.

VA

St John's Cemetery

17 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Pennsylvania.

VA

Penn Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery

15 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Pennsylvania.

USGS / Public

Forest Hills Memorial Park

14 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Pennsylvania.

USGS / Public

Grandview Cemetery

14 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Pennsylvania.

USGS / Public

Era search

Search Pennsylvania Records by Era

Pre-1860 Civil War Era 1900-1950 WWII Veterans Post-1970

Genealogy guide

Pennsylvania Genealogy Research Guide

Pennsylvania genealogy research works best when cemetery pages, burial records, and county archive pages are used together instead of as separate searches. This state hub helps users move from a broad geographic starting point into the right county and then into the strongest cemetery page for that place.

When you are researching family history in Pennsylvania, start with a cemetery name, county, or city whenever possible. That reduces false matches and makes burial dates, military details, and related cemetery links much easier to validate. Statewide search is useful, but county-level narrowing is usually where the archive becomes more trustworthy.

For older family-history searches, use the county directory, the historic cemetery cards, and the era filters on this page together. Those sections support common searches like Pennsylvania death records online, older cemetery records, Civil War-era burials, and veterans buried in Pennsylvania.

Frequently asked

Pennsylvania Cemetery FAQs

These answers are written to help users move from broad state-level browsing into county, cemetery, and burial-record pages without losing archive context.

How do I search Pennsylvania cemetery and burial records?

Start with this Pennsylvania archive page, use the main search bar for cemetery names or surnames, and then narrow into a county page before choosing a cemetery or burial record result.

How many cemeteries are listed in Pennsylvania?

7,493 cemetery records are currently mapped in Pennsylvania across 68 counties.

What should I do after choosing a county in Pennsylvania?

Open the county page to compare cemetery totals, burial depth, notable cemetery pages, and location-specific search paths before you drill into a single cemetery.

Can I search Pennsylvania burial records by surname?

Yes. The fastest approach is to search a full surname together with a cemetery name, county, or city hint so the archive can separate similar names across different parts of Pennsylvania.

Are veteran burial locations included in Pennsylvania?

Veteran-linked burial rows are surfaced when the current archive carries military branch context, and those records can be compared with county and cemetery pages for stronger place validation.

Why do some Pennsylvania county pages show more detail than others?

Coverage depends on source depth. Some counties currently surface richer cemetery totals, older record ranges, and more person-level burial rows, while others are still partial archive areas.

What are the oldest cemetery record areas in Pennsylvania?

The best indicator is the county card year range and the notable cemetery listings on this page. Those signals help highlight counties where older cemetery coverage is more likely to appear.

Is this the best page for Pennsylvania genealogy and cemetery research?

This state page is the best starting hub for statewide cemetery and burial browsing, but the strongest results usually come from moving into county and cemetery detail pages as soon as location context becomes clear.

What is the oldest cemetery in Pennsylvania?

The oldest cemetery in Pennsylvania depends on source depth, but the historic cemetery section on this page highlights the earliest established sites currently surfaced in the archive.

Are Pennsylvania burial records free to access?

Yes. All records on Cemetery Finders are free to browse, including state, county, cemetery, and burial pages built from public archive sources.

How many veterans are buried in Pennsylvania?

1,857 veteran-linked burial records are currently surfaced in the Pennsylvania archive where military branch data is available.