According to its website, the The National Register of Historic Places is “the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.” The program is under the authority of the Department of the Interior and is administered by the National Park Service.
African American Cemeteries in Pennsylvania Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Eden Cemetery, Collingsdale, PA (Listed 2010)
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Forman/Dennis Farm, Brooklyn Township, PA (Listed 2014)
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Mount Zion A.M.E. Church, Tredyffrin Township, PA (Listed 2015)
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Bethel Burying Ground, Philadelphia, PA (Listed 2015)
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Mt. Tabor Church and Cemetery, Mt. Holly Spring (Listed 2021)
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Locust Grove Cemetery, Shippensburg, PA (Listed 2021)
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Midland Cemetery, Swatara Township, PA (Listed 2023)
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Hosanna Church and Cemetery, Oxford Township, Lincoln University (Listed 2024)
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African American Cemeteries in Pennsylvania Determined Eligible for National Register of Historic Places
Lincoln Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA (Determined eligible, 2021)
Midland Cemetery, Steelton, PA (Determined eligible, 2022)
Lebanon Cemetery, York, PA (Determined eligible, 2022)
Lincoln Cemetery, Upper Allen Township, PA (Determined eligible 2022)