Media Cemetery

Historic cemetery in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
39°55′58″N 75°23′38″W / 39.93283°N 75.39398°W / 39.93283; -75.39398TypePublicSize21 acres (0.085 km2)Find a GraveMedia Cemetery

Media Cemetery is a historic cemetery established in 1857 in Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania.[1] It is located at 40 Kirk Lane and is 21 acres in size. In 1928, the cemetery merged with the adjacent West Media Cemetery and became a non-profit entity.[2]

Notable burials

  • Jesse Matlack Baker (1854–1913), Pennsylvania State Representative and Senator
  • Crosby M. Black (1866–1916), Pennsylvania State Representative
  • Anna Broomall (1847–1931), obstetrician, surgeon and educator
  • John Martin Broomall (1816–1894), U.S. Congressman
  • Frank Hastings Griffin (1886–1974), chemical engineer and inventor
  • Orson Flagg Bullard (1834–1906), Pennsylvania State Representative
  • Thomas Valentine Cooper (1835–1909), Pennsylvania State Representative and Senator

References

  1. ^ Jordan, John W. (1914). A History of Delaware County Pennsylvania and Its People. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 615. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Media Cemetery - Media, Pennsylvania". www.localcemeteries.net. Local Ascension LLC. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

External links

  • Media Cemetery at Find a Grave
  • Media Cemetery burials (surnames A-H)
  • Media Cemetery burials (surnames I-P)
  • Media Cemetery burials (surnames Q-Z)