Cemetery Database

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Welcome to the New Gosh cemetery database.  Records are searchable by Grave Location, Plot Owner, or Military Veteran.  Scroll down to reach search entry boxes.

 

New Cemetery Layout

The New Cemetery is organized in lots defined by a letter and a number, as shown in the map below.  Each lot is then divided into 8 grave locations.

 

 

Grave Location Search

Type in the start of Last Name or Grave Location (Ltr - # - #) and click on Search to find matching records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lot Owner Search

Type in the start of Last Name or Grave Location (Ltr - # - #) and click on Search to find matching records.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Veteran Grave Search

Type in the start of Last Name or Grave Location (Ltr - # - #) and click on Search to find matching records.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

History

 

The oldest part of the cemetery is located opposite the front of the present church building. This burial ground is the oldest in the upper portion of Montgomery county. According to tradition, this burying site may have been selected as early as 1708, for around that time, John Henry Sproegel, an extensive landowner, donated six acres to the settlers for such a purpose.

 

 

 

Many of the early German settlers that came to America are buried here, one of which is David Schultz, a famous colonial scrivener. Also, the founders of New Goshenhoppen Church and many prominent citizens of the surrounding community rest here. Names such as Hillegass, Welker, Graber, Reed and Huber are found, whose descendants are members of New Goshenhoppen today. Many of the stones are unmarked and show the ravages of time.

 

 

American flags and brass markers identify the graves of 36 Revolutionary War soldiers who served in the War of Independence.

The grave of Rev. George Michael Weiss (d. 1761), the first ordained Reformed minister to come to America, is found in front of the present church along with that of Rev. John Theobald Faber, Sr. (d. 1788), who was stricken while preaching in the pulpit. There are seven former pastors of the church buried in the cemetery grounds.

A record of the family names that are decipherable from the gravestones can be found in church records. 

 

 

1070 Church Road
East Greenville, PA 18041
Phone: 1(215) 679 2041
Fax: 1(215) 679 6684
E-mail: office@newgoshucc.org