The Mount Carmel Cemetery

The Mount Carmel Cemetery Co. has served the community since after the Civil War. It is the burial site of many of the Mount Carmel areas earliest settlers. The Board of Directors has been aggressively working to make the Mount Carmel Cemetery a viable option for local citizens well into the future. An extensive cleanup in the former Oak Hill secti... on has occurred. The roof was replaced at the chapel in the Mount Carmel section, and work was done on the interior, including a new heating system, painting, carpeting, additional furniture and a new handicapped accessible front porch. With most of the original cemetery plots sold, the continuing expansion projects keep the cemetery in use for decades to come. A large percentage of cremations allow many lot owners to use their plots more than once, thus keeping even the older sections of the cemetery available for future use. Mount Carmel Cemetery is a community cemetery with easy access for area citizens. The Mount Carmel Cemetery was incorporated in June 1878 on a plot in a section of Mount Carmel Township often referred to as Alaska. The name stemmed from the neighboring patch of homes and colliery. Several older books still refer to it as the Alaska Cemetery. The original cemetery land was acquired from Reading Coal and Iron Co. Prior to the cemetery incorporation, the company was already allowing burials on the grounds. Several additions were acquired since that time. The property currently encompasses over 28 acres. The charter members and board were O.H. Sillyman, president; John Stine, vice president; Thomas Scott, secretary; Charles Wightman, treasurer; Morgan Davis, Richard Curnow, George McFee and Michael Hinkle. Early changes in the board added members D.J. Lewis and John Jefferson. Each member represented some of the earlier churches in the borough. Since then, many dedicated citizens have filled these ranks and assumed the responsibility for the care of this final place of rest. Directors elected for 2021 are Dennis J. Stone, president; Henry ...Read More