Schaefferstown in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Schaefferstown Cemetery Building

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 14, 2025

1. Schaefferstown Cemetery Building Markers

Inscription.
This building presented to the
Schaefferstown Cemetery
by
Schaefferstown Bicentennial, Inc.
in honor of
Alexander Schaeffer & wife Anna Engel
Founders of Schaefferstown
Presented May 30, 1968
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In memory of
Luke Mock
For Serving as Treasurer
of the Schaefferstown
Cemetery Corp.
1954 - 2017

Erected 1968 by Schaefferstown Bicentennial, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 30, 1968.

Location. 40° 17.996′ N, 76° 17.502′ W. Marker is in Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is on Church Street (Local Route 554) 0.1 miles north of Market Street/Heidelberg Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 897), on the right when traveling north. Building and markers are in Schaefferstown Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Schaefferstown PA 17088, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American

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Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Schaefferstown Cemetery War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Alexander Schaeffer (within shouting distance of this marker); Gemberling-Rex House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint Luke Lutheran Church (about 800 feet away); Welcome to Historic Schaefferstown (about 800 feet away); St. Paul's Reformed Sunday School and Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Schaefferstown Water Company (approx. 0.3 miles away); Baron Stiegel's Tower (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schaefferstown.

Also see . . . Schaefferstown Cemetery at Find A Grave. (Submitted on January 15, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Schaefferstown Cemetery Building and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 14, 2025

2. Schaefferstown Cemetery Building and Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.