Blanchard Church of Christ Cemetery in Blanchard, Pennsylvania

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Coordinates: 41.06863, -77.59651
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The Christian Disciple Church was begun in May 1832 when Nathan Mitchell baptized candidates in Beech Creek. After worshiping in Nestleroad's Grove until it became too cold, they moved to a barn and then to a log schoolhouse which soon became too small for the crowd. A plot of ground was secured from Simon Lingle, where part of the cemetery now is, and a forty by the forty-five-foot building was erected by the members of the congregation. Without formal dedication, they moved into this first church and used it until 1869. In February 1869 the present two-story brick across the street from the cemetery was completed and the congregation moved to it.

Simon and Susan (Kunes) Lingle gave the land for the cemetery when Simon's father, Paul Lingle, died on February 1, 1856. As more graves were added, it became the church cemetery.

Sources:

Packard David M., "History of Church of Christ in Blanchard" Centre County Heritage, Vol 2 Number 3 Nov. 1957

Lingle, Harry A., and Vera A., " History of Liberty Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania". 1976