Saint James Episcopal Churchyard
Also known as Saint James Episcopal Church Graveyard
Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Get directions 409 East Lancaster Avenue, Downingtown, Pennsylvania 19335, United StatesCoordinates: 40.01010, -75.69769
- This cemetery is marked as being historical or removed.
- No longer accepting burials
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Add PhotosThe first Episcopal services in Downingtown were conducted in the fall of 1842 by the rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity in nearby West Chester. Construction of a permanent church building began shortly thereafter and in October, 1843, the church of Saint James was consecrated. A churchyard burial ground was laid out behind the church building at that time.
In 1874, Downingtown passed an ordinance forbidding the burial of the dead within borough limits, and so the parish purchased a lot in Northwood Cemetery for interments. The remaining burials in the old churchyard not otherwise removed by their families were removed to Northwood about a decade later.
No burials are thought to remain on the church grounds. Today, additional church buildings occupy the site.
The first Episcopal services in Downingtown were conducted in the fall of 1842 by the rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity in nearby West Chester. Construction of a permanent church building began shortly thereafter and in October, 1843, the church of Saint James was consecrated. A churchyard burial ground was laid out behind the church building at that time.
In 1874, Downingtown passed an ordinance forbidding the burial of the dead within borough limits, and so the parish purchased a lot in Northwood Cemetery for interments. The remaining burials in the old churchyard not otherwise removed by their families were removed to Northwood about a decade later.
No burials are thought to remain on the church grounds. Today, additional church buildings occupy the site.
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- Percent photographed64%
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Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Total memorials265
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Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Total memorials3k+
- Percent photographed80%
- Percent with GPS35%
- Added: 7 Aug 2023
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2783180
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