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 ST. PAUL / SAND HILL / HILL / DIE BERGKIRCHE  CEMETERY

In 1752, a congregation of early German settlers organized die Bergkirche. German was the language used by the congregation until 1852. An early photograph shows the Church adjacent to the cemetery, although a township road now bisects the property.

The Church is located at 850 Hill Church Road, in Derry Township and is documented on the map of Derry Township in the Dauphin County Historical Atlas of 1875, p. 69. Although the cemetery is beautifully maintained by St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, it is no longer possible to read many of the old stones. It is believed that at least one veteran of each war from the French and Indian War to the Gulf War are buried there. Non-church members can also be buried here.

Donald Koons recorded the cemetery in 1981. About 325 burials are listed. In addition to the usual cemetery information, we have in our collection a list of births that we have decided to include with the cemetery listing as this list provides additional data for researchers. There will be no date of death, of course but the database will provide names of parents and many surnames new to the database.

We would be happy to conduct a cemetery search or do more extensive research for you.  The cemetery search would include all Derry Township cemeteries plus others that are closely associated with our township.  Most of the names in our cemetery database are not available elsewhere on the Internet.  The cost is $5 per surname and you may supply up to three alternate spellings (total of four).  If you find your ancestors in the list below and require additional information, please contact us . 

For more thorough research, please request a copy of our research policy.   In addition, our obituary list and our name index of “lost and found” ancestors may be of interest to you.  Please check our main library page for these and other links, as we continue to update our information on line.

Recorded burials and births include: