Honoring Veterans and Caring for Your Loved Ones at the Mifflinville Cemetery

A Brief History

The Mifflinville Cemetery in Mifflinville, Pennsyvania, is located between Market Street and Ann Street and was provided for in the original town layout dated 11August 1794. The deed states, “a certain portion of said land as thus marked and laid out should be used by sundry persons, adventurers, occupiers, and owners of land of said town as a cemetery or burying ground…”. Many of the earliest stones are etched in German and some are simply fieldstones used as markers. The earliest stones are in the middle two sections of the cemetery (Old North and Old South Sections) and were placed in a rather haphazard manner.

On 12 June 1918, the Mifflinville Cemetery Company was incorporated. The intent was to oversee the maintenance of the property. Following incorporation, the grounds were surveyed and a layout of plots was made.

The original grounds were enlarged by two additional plots of ground. The first addition (the Berninger Section), was acquired in 1961 when a one-hundred foot wide piece of property was donated by Mrs. Rose Drum, Eva Specht, and the Berninger Estate. The second addition was the Valley View Cemetery (the Valley View Section), that was purchased in 1963 from the Women’s Civic Club. The Valley View Cemetery had been incorporated as a new cemetery in 1939.

The Memorial Day Parade is a long-standing tradition in Mifflinville and is a popular parade for the community. The parade is led by veterans from our community followed by the local Boy and Girl Scouts, a local school band, tractors driven by members of the local farming community, antique cars and trucks, floats from local churches, clubs and businesses and finally, the parade ends at the Mifflinville Cemetery where a program is held to honor the veterans and our great country. The assembly place for the parade is the old German Schoolhouse where drinks and light refreshments are served to the parade members. The German Schoolhouse houses memorabilia from the area and is open to the public that morning.

Mifflinville Cemetery Company Charter

In 1918, the charter for the Mifflinville Cemetery Company was recorded in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.  The Mifflinville Cemetery Company was established as a corporation with ‘no capital stock’ and has been in operation as a non-profit cemetery since the initial charter.

The initial directors of the Mifflinville Cemetery Company in 1918 included: A. R. Henrie, Thomas R. Fairman, G. Frank Drum, H. Lewis Creasy, Claude Bowman, R. A. Berninger, and Henry Andreas. The witnesses to the initial charter were G Frank Drum, H. Lewis Creasy, and Thomas R. Fairman.

Mifflinville Cemetery Company is certified as a Charitable Organization

The Mifflinville Cemetery Company is a 501(c)(3) organization with an employer ID number of 23-2019405.  In addition, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, has issued a Certificate of Registration to the Mifflinville Cemetery Company as a Charitable Organization (Certificate No. 123828).

Mifflinville Cemetery Company is a Licensed Cemetery

The Mifflinville Cemetery Company is a licensed Cemetery.  The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania-Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs through the Real Estate Commission has assigned license number CE003773 to the Mifflinville Cemetery Company (Expiration Date: 31January2028).

Mifflinville Cemetery Company is served by a Board of Volunteer Directors

The Mifflinville Cemetery Company Board of Volunteer Directors has served the community for more than 100 years and the current directors look forward to serving the community for many years to come. They place a medallion on each veteran grave and see that new flags are placed in the medallion every year prior to Memorial Day, they arrange for maintenance of the grounds and buildings and, they maintain a listing of burial locations. The listing of burial locations, veteran status and corresponding grave stone pictures are shared with the website Find A Grave for each internment.

Mifflinville Cemetery Internments

There are approximately 3281 individuals buried at Mifflinville Cemetery (as of 2026) and we have space for many more internments. Please see the contact information on this site to ask any questions or make any comments. If you have any historical information on the cemetery or someone that is buried there, please share!

Donations to Mifflinville Cemetery Company

Our goal is to keep the Mifflinville Cemetery in a respectful and well-maintained state. Your donations/endowments can help us continue to take care of the cemetery. We would like to repair some of the fallen stones at some point with the permission of the family members of the deceased. Please let us know if your veteran markers need repair.

Basic Layout of the Mifflinville Cemetery

There are four main sections of the Mifflinville Cemetery: Berninger, Old North, Old South and Valley View. The numbering of the rows starts at Market Street and runs to Ann Street. A basic sketch is provided to help you find a loved one or friend.