Yeadon in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Graceland Cemetery

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 14, 2025

1. Graceland Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Established 1774
Resting place of more than 1600 Civil War veterans
1st public cemetery in Delaware County
Unknown number of civilian burials

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.

Location. 39° 56.339′ N, 75° 14.877′ W. Marker is in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is at the intersection of Ruskin Lane and West Cobbs Creek Parkway, on the right when traveling east on Ruskin Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 Rose St, Lansdowne PA 19050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Graceland Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); All U.S. War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nile Swim Club of Yeadon (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Hilldale Athletic Club (approx. 1.1 miles away); The MOVE Bombing (approx. 1.2 miles away); Tatiana Proskouriakoff (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lansdowne World War Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yeadon.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 14, 2025

2. Graceland Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 14, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.