Sullivan Co. PA Cemeteries

The following list of Sullivan County cemeteries and burial sites
was prepared in 1985 by Dr. J. Wilson Ferguson.
Locations are given according to the 1974

General Highway Map of Sullivan County.
The date when the site was established is shown as ( ).
**Indicates the cemetery was still in use in 1985

 

29 August 2006: 

Links are added to the transcriptions for each cemetery as

also referenced in the history of Churches and Cemeteries posting here:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv/churches/churches.html

CHERRY TOWNSHIP:

1. Bernice-Mildred area:

·        ** Bernice Cemetery (1886). Behind old Bernice Presbyterian Church (now Bible Baptist)

·        ** Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (1906).
Adjacent to Lutheran Church East of Route 487

·        ** St. Francis of Assissi Cemetery (1871).
Adjacent to St. Francis Church East of Route 487

2.  Ellis Cemetery (1819)
At Seamans; North of L.R. 56027/T367; 1 1/2 miles West of Lopez.

3. Dushore Area:

·        ** Old Zion (Thrasher) Cemetery (1829).
Adjacent to Old Zion Lutheran Church, North of Route 87, just East of Dushore Borough.

·        ** Caldwallader Cemetery (1827).
East of L.R. 895 (Turnpike). One mile North of Dushore. Next to old Quinn School.

·        ** Fairview Cemetery (1840's).
Bahr's Hill on L.R. 895 (Turnpike), at L.R. 56016 1/2 mile Southeast of Dushore.

·        ** Friedens (Peace) Cemetery (1825). Adjacent to Friedens Church, North of L.R. 56024, 1 mile West of intersection with Rt. 220.

·        ** Jackson Cemetery (Little Germany?) (1832)
West of Rt. 220 just South of intersection with L.R. 56024. On top of hill West of Muller's.

4. Cemetery on "The Commons"
(Irish Settlement) (1840's).
On South side of T379 about 2 miles West of intersection with T348.

 

COLLEY TOWNSHIP:

1. Lopez Area:

·        Evangelical Cemetery (1897).
Behind old Evangelical Church at T392 and T396.

·        ** Byzantine Catholic Cemetery (1905).
Adjacent to Sts. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church, T382.

·        Saint Vladimir's Russian Orthodox Cemetery. (Old).
At east end of T398 (Turrelltown).

·        ** Saint Vladimir's Russian Orthodox Cemetery. (New).
On Jackson Hill along Route 487, one mile Southeast of Lopez

·        ** Rado Mausoleum (1970's).
Across Route 487 from New St. Vladimir's Cemetery

2.** Bella Sylva Cemetery (1840's?)
Behind site of Bella Sylva School, on Southeast side of L.R. 56026 Southwest of intersection with L.R. 56041 (McCarroll's Corners)

3. Junk Cemetery (1858).
South of private road running East (just North of Santee Hunting Club) beyond intersection of Santee Road with L.R. 56026 North of McCarroll's Corners

4. Rock Burying Ground (1856).
70 yards to East of Santee Road just before "Maple Camp". About 1 1/2 miles from beginning of Santee Road at L.R. 56026

5.** Colley Cemetery (1844).
Next to Colley Church, Southwest of Route 87 in Colley Village

6. Ricketts Cemetery (1918)
On knoll East of Turnpike past North end of Lake Ganoga and past intersection with present road around the Lake Woods road up the knoll

7.Bears Hill Cemetery -outside Lopez, PA between Lopez and LaPorte

8.Cully Cemetery -outside Lopez, PA between Lopez and LaPorte

 

DAVIDSON TOWNSHIP:

1. Sonestown:

·        Old Cemetery (1850's?).
In town across L.R. 56044 from old Methodist Church

·        Hillside Cemetery (1905?).
On hill West of town on Cemetery Street.

2. ** Cherry Grove Cemetery (1835).
West of L.R. 16, 1 mile South of Nordmont

3. Strawbridge Cemetery (1870's?).
East of Rt. 220 on hilltop just North of County line.

4. Muncy Valley Burying Ground (1884).
On hillside East of site of old Muncy Valley Methodist Church

 

DUSHORE BOROUGH:

** Saint Basil’s Old Graveyard and Saint Basil's Cemetery (1836).
West of Churchill Street beside Saint Basil's Church

 

ELKLAND TOWNSHIP:

1. Maintained by the Elkland Township Cemetery Association (1953)

·        ** German Cemetery.
Southwest of Hugo's Corners across L.R. 56017 from new St. Peter's Church

·        ** Bethel Cemetery (1849).
South of Bethel on L.R. 56020 at intersection with T430.

·        Webster Cemetery (1860's).
East of L.R. 56019 Southwest of Bedford Corners

·        ** Estella Cemetery (1893).
Along Route 154 across from old Estella ballfield

·        Mullan-Pardoe-Grange Cemetery (1808).
North T413 Southeast of Eldredsville

·        ** Bear Mountain Cemetery (1870's).
South of T344 East of T346 intersection

·        ** Greenwood Cemetery (1814).
North of L.R. 56018 near intersection with T434 Not far from Elkland Church/Camp Meeting

·        ** New Friends Cemetery (1886).
North of Route 154 East of intersection with T440 behind Elkland Friends Meeting

·        Gleockler Burial sites (1890)
On old Gleockler farm (Bogert in 1985), North of L.R. 56015 East of Lake Run

·        King Burial sites (1859)
On old King farm (Reibson in 1985), West of L.R. 56019 South of T413

·        Eldred Cemetery (before 1868)
On Kobbe farm East of Hugo's Corners North of L.R. 56018

·        Everitt (Williams?) Burial sites (1850's?)
3 children's graves on farm West of Lincoln Falls

·        Mullan (?) Burial sites (after 1860?).
On McCarty Ridge West of T424 North of Lincoln Falls.

 

FORKSVILLE BOROUGH:

** Fairmount Cemetery (1821)
East of Route 87, South of twin bridge

 

FORKS TOWNSHIP:

1. Millview Area

·        Old Molyneux Cemetery (1820's?)
On hill North of L.R. 56019 just West of Millview

·        ** Millview (Warren) (New Molyneux) Cemetery (1820's?)
Between Route 87 and Loyalsock Creek, East of Millview

·        Bird Cemetery (1820's?)
On Shaffer property North of Route 87, East of Millview

2. ** Union Cemetery (1857)
Near old Warburton Hill School on T442 Southwest of L.R. 56018

3. Bryan Cemetery (1841)
On West bank of Loyalsock Creek about 1/4 mile below junction with Big Run. About 2 miles South of Forksville.

 

FOX TOWNSHIP:

1.  Maintained by the Shunk Cemetery Maintenance and Improvement Assoc. (1945)

·        Old Friends Cemetery (1820).  
East of Shunk across Rt. 154 from Shunk Methodist Church

·        Williams Cemetery (1838)
Immediately East of above

·        ** Brown's Cemetery (1863)
Across T418, East of above

·        ** West Hill Cemetery (1853).
Just West of Shunk on L.R. 56031

·        Porter Cemetery (before 1860).
1.8 miles Northwest of Shunk, North of L.R. 56031 on Moody farm

2. Ayers Cemetery (1900?).
.6 mile North of Wheelerville Church West of Route 154 behind "Miside"

 

HILLSGROVE TOWNSHIP:

** Hillsgrove Cemetery (1796/1820).
Adjacent to Union Church on T351 West of Route 87

 

LAPORTE TOWNSHIP:

Thorndale Cemetery (1870's?).
Just above old railroad cut as it enters Thorndale property from East and turns South. Across Glass Creek from most of tannery site

 

LAPORTE BOROUGH:

1. ** Mountain Ash Cemetery (1850's).
Across from old Laporte School on Cherry St. between Court and Maple Streets.

2. ** Sacred Heart Cemetery (1880's).
Adjacent to Sacred Heart Church on Park Street.

 

SHREWSBURY TOWNSHIP:

1. ** Eagles Mere Cemetery (1813).
On T349 Southwest of Country Club

2. Mount Vernon Cemetery (1831).
On Edkin Hill in pasture East of L.R. 56003 North of T307

3. Taylor Burying Ground (1838).
West of T300 down Howard driveway .8 from Rock Run Church

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