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Mount Carmel Cemetery was organized in 1878. The former Oak Hill Cemetery was added to our property in 2007. Another land purchase was completed in 2014. Our convenient location, professional maintenance, and reasonable pricing, have kept us a popular burial site in the Mount Carmel area. Recently we have opened a new section with 1100 graves and have renovated our chapel. A newer entrance road was completed in 2015. The cemetery is non-denominational. We do charge a fee for professional genealogical requests. Family genealogical requests can be obtained from the manager when time permits. (Time rarely does permit.) Those doing historical research are reminded that there are several other cemeteries in the immediate area. This cemetery is located in Mount Carmel Township, Northumberland County. (Northeastern Pennsylvania)
Cost per single grave is $500.00 including perpetual care. Use of the Chapel is free for burial services. Effective January 1, 2024, cremation burial fee is $700.00 and casket burial fee is $1,000.00.
*Prices increase after 3:00
PM on Weekdays and 12 Noon Saturdays. Holiday rates are also higher.
The Mount Carmel Cemetery Company is non-profit.
The rededication service of the chapel by the local ministerium was held September 14, 2014.
Donations can be sent to: Mount Carmel Cemetery Company Office
28 East Avenue, Mount Carmel, Pa 17851
The 110 year-old
chapel is now available free for grave site or memorial services. The board is
also making available to the public the opportunity to add a memorial in the
chapel for departed loved ones. For a $25 donation or more, the memorial
includes one line of engraving on a 7/8-by-2 3/4-inch black brass plate which
will be mounted on a 28-by-35-inch walnut memorial plaque. All proceeds will be
used to defray the cost of maintaining the structure. The Mount Carmel Area Ministerium holds a Memorial Day weekend service each year with the Cemetery
Co., giving all collection money to the Ministerium’s community outreach
programs.
The GPS address of the cemetery is
2320 Locust Gap Highway, Mount Carmel, PA (Just east of International Paper
Company)
A new highway access road and further land purchases and development have helped
to improve the Mount Carmel Cemetery. As part of the improved business strategy,
a section of newly purchased land outside the cemetery fence has been developed
into a community pet cemetery.
Pet cemetery costs are also very reasonable. As in the past 146 years, the board of directors plans to maintain the high standard of service and care.
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 area’s 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 section 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 2024 are Albert T. Green, president; Hon. Hugh A. Jones, vice president; Michael Dormer, secretary/treasurer; J. Kevin Jones, manager; Joseph Melichercik, Dennis J. Stone and Henry Witkoski. Randy Merlo serves as grounds supervisor.
For more information contact our manager, J. Kevin Jones, at 570.274.2687 and
leave a message or email him at
kevjones@mountcarmelcemetery.net.
For information on M.O.C./ Divine Redeemer
Cemetery, Holy Cross Cemetery, St Peter's Cemetery, St John the Baptist Cemetery
contact Divine Redeemer Church Office at 570-339-3450.
For information on St Mary's Cemetery, St Joseph Cemetery, and St Ignatius
Cemetery in Centralia contact Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Office at
570-339-1031.
For information on St. Michaels Russian Orthodox
Church Cemetery contact their office at 570-339-1200.
For information on Saints Peter and Paul Ukranian Catholic Cemetery and St.
Mary's Orthodox Cemetery in Centralia contact Saints Peter and Paul Ukranian
Catholic Church Office at 570-339-0650.
For information on Odd Fellows Cemetery in Centralia contact the First United
Methodist Church Office at 570-339-4830.
For information on Tifereth Israel Cemetery contact The Jewish Community
Foundation of Central PA Office at 717-236-9555.
