Crawford County, Pennsylvania


Cemeteries
WEST MEAD TOWNSHIP
Greendale ·  Meadville Jewish ·  St. Agatha's ·  St. Brigid's ·  ....

Names:  Greendale Cemetery, initially called Meadville Cemetery
Location:
Vehicle access is from the top of Randolph Street, Meadville, and (separate section) along the west side of U.S. Rt. 77 (State Road Hill).
Size:  Largest in the county.
Condition:  Excellent.  Noted for its spring-flowering rhododendrons, and ravine paths.
History (from the 1885 county history):
<page 444>     The Old Cemetery.--When David Mead laid out Meadville, he set apart one acre of ground north of Randolph Street, on what is now Park Avenue, for a cemetery.  Soon after the organization of the First Presbyterian Church in 1800, Gen. Mead deeded the ground to that body.  The church subsequently purchased two acres adjoining the old lot on the north, and this cemetery was used as a general burial-ground until the opening of Greendale, when the bodies were removed and the land sold.
<page 445>     Greendale Cemetery.--On the 11th of March, 1852, " The Meadville Cemetery " was incorporated by the following citizens of the borough: ...  The name of the ground was subsequently changed to " The Greendale Cemetery," which title it still bears.  The association was organized April 21, 1852, and the following officers chosen:  ...  A site of rare beauty and combining many advantages was in due time secured by the purchase of about fifty-three acres of land in the northeastern suburbs of the town.  The grounds were enclosed and partially laid out by the formal opening-day, August 31, 1853, on which occasion John Reynolds, Esq., delivered an appropriate address.
    Since the first purchase was made an additional purchase of twenty-eight acres has been added to the cemetery, and it now contains over eighty acres.  Sound judgment and good taste were alike employed in the choice and in the laying out of Greendale Cemetery.  ....
Indexes:
1. Eugene F. Throop, "Greendale Cem." (ts., 1993), 684 pp.
Burial records:
Begin in 186_, arranged chronologically by first letter of the surname.  Microfilm available in the Meadville Public Library.  Lot maps and books are kept at the cemetery office in the custodian's home, just inside the Randolph St. entrance to the cemetery.
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Name:  Meadville Jewish Cemetery
Location:   east side of Jefferson Street
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Article from the Meadville Tribune, 28 Dec. 1998.
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Name:  St. Brigid's Cemetery
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1899 history, p. 291: "St. Brigid's cemetery is located a short distance south of Meadville, and consists of a handsome plot of five acres.  It was purchased in 1866 by Father de la Roque, at a cost of $500."
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