Please wait.
loading...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived, or died in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Official Website Reading developed during the 1740s when the inhabitants of northern Lancaster County sent several petitions requesting that a separate county be established. With the help of German immigrant Conrad Weiser, the county was formed on March 11, 1752, from parts of Chester County, Lancaster ...
The Charter of Incorporation for the Union Cemetery was granted on March 1, 1853, by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and was titled: The Union Cemetery Association of the Borough of Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania. The founding of this cemetery association was the result of a dispute that arose from the refusal of a burial in Zion Lutheran & Reformed Cemetery, because the deceased person was not a ...
Saint Gabriel's church is the oldest congregation in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1720 by Swedish Lutherans who settled in Morlatton, now Douglassville. Hence, it used to be known as Morlatton Church Ground A full history of Saint Gabriel's can be found on the church's website . Available there are also a comprehensive list of church records and a plot map. Plot numbers refer...
Located in Tilden Township, St. Michael's Union Church was established in 1766 and housed both Reformed and Lutheran Congregations. The plot fields were revised in 2023 to coordinate with the book by Betty Luann, St. Michael's #1 and #2 which included burials from 1766-1991. The Old Cemetery #1 identifies tombstones by row and tombstone number. It lies across the road from the Church. The New...
Hope Cemetery is a non-profit, public service cemetery. It is governed by a nine member board of community-minded volunteers. The goal of Hope Cemetery is to keep costs at a minimum while providing a tranquil, respectful and aesthetically pleasing area for the final resting place of your loved ones. Hope’s first burial dates back to 1825, however, it was not established as a corporation until ...
The history of the St. John's Cemetery dates prior to 1811 durang a period when the function of a Church was to provide a burial place for members who passed, in addition to furnishing a hous of worship. This was accomplished by local churches providing a "Churchyard", now called a cemetery, adjacent to their church building. In accordance with this custom, the Union Churches of Hamburg estab...
The early settlers were religious people as evidenced by the construction of their churches soon after settlement. As early as 1744, a reformed congregation known as the High Dutch was organized on what is now the site of Dunkel's Church. The original log structure was replaced by a second log structure in 1790 and by a brick building in 1859. The brick building is still standing and considered...
This cemetery is located on 540 Conrad Road, Huffs Church (Hereford), Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's also known as Huff's Union Church Cemetery . Find a Grave
Established in 1743 in Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, the original cemetery, surrounded by a stone wall, is known as Long's Cemetery . It was named for Rev A. Johnson Long who was a pastor of the Church. Many of these tombstones in the old cemetery are no longer legible. The new section surrounds the Church on 2 sides. The Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society published a cemetery...
This cemetery was established in 1878 and is located on 342 Lobachsville Road, Lobachsville, Pike Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's also known as Lobachsville Cemetery . Find a Grave
This project is for those interred in New Jerusalem Union Cemetery, Fleetwood, Berks County, Pennsylvania.The cemetery is also known as New Jerusalem Cemetery and is located on Lyons Road in Rockland Township. Find a Grave Billion Graves
Aulenbach’s Cemetery began as a two acre donated parcel of land near Perkiomen Avenue and the Reading Turnpike Road in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The donation of family land by Charles Aulenbach already contained about thirty graves, mostly of the Aulenbach family, by the time it was incorporated in 1853. One of the original graves contains the remains of Andreas Aulenbach, a veteran ...
This project is for those buried in Jerusalem Union Church Cemetery, Stony Run, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave PA Gen Web
Heidelberg Cemetery is the third cemetery associated with St. Daniel's Church (It is also known as St. Daniel's Cemetery #3 ). It was opened in 1880 on 4 acres of land purchased from Adam S. Valentine. It is located South of St. Daniel's Road. Older burials can be found in cemeteries #1 and #2 at Saint Daniel's Church Cemetery. Heidelberg Cemetery is managed jointly with a board composed of m...
Harmony United Methodist Church Cemetery is located on 740 Harmony Road, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
Gethsemane Cemetery, located on Kutztown Road, Laureldale, has facilitated Catholic family and friends’ burials for over 120 years, with room for burials well into the next century. The third pastor of St. Paul’s, Monsignor George Bornemann, purchased 54 acres from the Abraham and Elizabeth Schweitzer Estate in Muhlenberg Township in 1895, which has since expanded to almost 75 acres. This larg...
This cemetery is located on Red Road, Albany Township, Kempton, Berks County, Pennsylvania, There is no cemetery name or gate, and there are two cemeteries within 1/2 mile that are also named Friedens Cemetery. Find a Grave
This cemetery is located on 391 West Neversink Road, Reiffton, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
Founded in 1876, Fairview Cemetery is owned by Immanuel United Church of Christ of Shillington. It is an all inclusive, non-profit cemetery offering burial lots and burial services. On a day to day basis, the cemetery is managed by the Superintendent, who is solely responsible to the elected board of Directors. All lot purchases, burial arrangements or other services are handled by the Superint...
This project is for those who are buried in St. James Church Cemetery, Geigertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave PA GenWeb
The location of the church and cemetery, which is in two parts separated by a cornfield, is in Dryville, Rockland Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, on Fleetwood Road just west of Lyons Road. The original cemetery is located next to the west side of the church. The interments in this section go into the mid-1800s. Looking west from the church, the newer is clearly seen beyond the field. Leav...
Charles Evans Cemetery is an historic, nonsectarian, garden-style cemetery located in the city of Reading, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Charles Evans (1768-1847), a son of Quaker parents and native of Philadelphia who became a prominent attorney and philanthropist in Reading during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. After donating the cemetery's first twenty-five acres and $2,000 to su...
Fairview Cemetery, Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA:
This project is for those buried in Caernarvon Cemetery, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
There are two cemeteries associated with the Bern Reformed United Church of Christ. The one behind the church is the oldest, and was traditionally known as Bern Churchyard (AKA Berne). This cemetery is located across the street from the Church. New burials are made in this cemetery. It is located in Leesport, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave