Help!! I have been trying to find out where a cemetery is located around the Front Street vicinity in Philadelphia. I had family who lived in the vicinity for 4 generations. I just found this out, I have no living relatives to help me. Any help would be appreciated.

Check here for a listing of Cemetery names. However not too many have online burial listings. Also some cemeteries have been bulldozed over in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/8088/cem.html

Front St. is probably about 10 to 12 miles long.
Also, people aren't necessarily buried near where they lived.

Silly of me I wasn't thinking about how many miles Front St. could be. And yes I have thought about maybe their burial was somewhere else. But I was going to try. Thinking maybe someone knew a cemetery in the vincity where they lived. To be exact it is around Reed St. and Front, or Ritner and Front. Wolf St, Lee St. or Wilder St. Two of the families the census showed they lived on Lee St and one on Reed St. I know my great Aunt lived on Front St. So I was going to take a shot at it. My only concern is a prior response said they buried some cemeteries and now they are gone. So sad. I hope to send for some death certs soon. Maybe this will tell where they were buried. I lived in Phila many years ago as a child, but have no knowledge of the Front St. area. I lived at Navy barracks off Penrose Ave, 15th and Ritner and 36th and Walnut. My knowledge is very minimal because I was so very young. Thanks for the info.

HI Nelson, So sad the bulldozers. Is there a list of these cemeteries that were bulldozed? I did have the info on the webb site you sent me. Unfortunately as you said they have minimal burials listed on line. I have been working off it. I have called a few. I am hoping maybe the death certs will tell where. I haven't sent for them yet. Thanks for the info

Your families lived in South Philadelphia. Many cemeteries there have been closed.
However, many of my South Philadelphian ancestors are buried in Mt. Moriah.

I don't know if you have received any useful information yet, but here's something that may be helpful.

Greenmount Cemetery, 4301 N Front Street, Phila., PA 19140
215-329-4747

I have several relatives buried there.

Thanks for the info I will follow up and see if I can find them. I sure am having trouble locating my families graves. I was almost giving up, now you have given me some hope. Regards, CB

If your family was Catholic, you might want to check Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon, Delaware County. Quite a few South Philly folks are buried there. My Irish Catholic ancestor who lived at Front & Vine Sts (center city Philly) was buried there in the 1890's. They have quite a few graves from the late 1800's.

I know that Catholic death records were kept by the local churches. You can figure out which churches were in the neighborhood at that time, and write them for the records. Death records will probable include burial info.

good luck!
Sherry

Another place to try is New Cathedral Cemetery. It is another diocesan cemtery out at 2nd and Butler that opened in the 1860's. You may find that even though your ancestors lived in one area, they may be buried further afield from there or from one another. I have seen that in my family, where members pre-deceased spouses by 30+ years and circumstances (like the 1918 influenza, the depression, etc.) led to people being buried wherever they could physically put them or afford to put them.

Good luck