Union Cemetery (Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)


Union Cemetery located on East Howard Street in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania was established in 1795. Burials occurred as early as 1808, and the cemetery itself was chartered in 1856. It is the final resting place of Bellefonte's founding families, Pennsylvania Governors and their wives, U.S. Congressmen, war heroes and veterans, including black soldiers of the famous Union "Army of the James" in the American Civil War. Evan Pugh, the first President of the Pennsylvania State University is buried here.

Notable interments

Notable people buried at the Union Cemetery:
NameDate of birthDate of deathNotable event or occupation
22 4 18177 10 1894Governor of Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressman
U.S. Ambassador to Russia
18.12.179228.10.1839U.S. Congressman
17 6 18371 1 1911American Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
30 9 17879 3 1849U.S. Congressman
18 2 180028.11.1862U.S. Congressman
28 7 178225 3 1851U.S. Congressman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Associate Justice
Pennsylvania State Senator
10 6 175520 5 1835U.S. Congressman
U.S. Senator
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
Secretary of State for Pennsylvania
29 2 182829 4 1864President of the Pennsylvania State University
14.10.18106 4 1865U.S. Congressman
21.10.183731 1 1914American Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
Governor of Pennsylvania
President of the Pennsylvania State University
26 2 18499 1 1903Governor of Pennsylvania
6 3 183530 1 1921Union Army American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient
16 7 18217 12 1888American Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General