Closson Press

Author: Robert S. Viguers
The Paxtang Cemetery. Borough of Paxtang, Dauphin County,k Pennsylvania was established in 1895 but it was founded before the community was officially started. It is often confused with a much older cemetery called Paxton Presbyterian Church Cemetery where John Harris, the founder of Harrisburg is buried. Paxtang Cemetery is located near the end of South Progress Avenue in the borough of Paxtang. Oldest stone discovered looks like 1884 in Evergreen Lawn section. Cemetery covers about forty acres. As available each entry includes name of deceased, birth and death dates, inscriptions such as relationship, the row and the stone number in the row. Well over 7,000 burials. Index.