Vanderslice Cemetery, Columbia County, PA



 


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The Vanderslice Cemetery is located on Schoolhouse Road just off Rte. 42. The Cemetery has largely been abandoned, although Boy Scout troops and other citizens have occasionally cleaned it. An Eagle Scout erected a sign a few years ago. Early German Reformed Church records state that the first services were held two miles north of the mouth of Fishing Creek in 1807 when the use of the Episcopal log church was denied. the Reformed members built a log school house or meeting house on the site of the cemetery on the property belonging to Joseph Vanderslice, a large land owner in the area. Another source says the first services were held in that area before 1800. In any case when a splinter group left the Reformed Church in Bloomsburg, they held their services at this site. The earliest readable date of burial is 1821. In 1956 a charter was issued for the Vanderslice Cemetery. Information used for these memorials taken from the Cemeteries of Columbia County volume 2 by the Columbia County Historical and Genealogical society who claims their source as records compiled by G.E. Conner , The Moses Van Campen DAR records and Mrs. Samuel Hess. Further research done on Roots Web.

As noted this cemetery is in poor condition and I would challenge you to stop by if you are in the area and take a picture of the precious stones before they fade away to post to this site.

Location : Latitude: 41.02440, Longitude: -76.48210


Cemeteries

   Name   Location 
1.Vanderslice CemeteryColumbia County, PA, US

Buried

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Buried    Person ID 
1 Kline, Harmon  Vanderslice Cemetery, Columbia County, PA I1875
2 Kline, Malvina Minerva  Vanderslice Cemetery, Columbia County, PA I312