Shintown Methodist Cemetery
AKA:
Number of Burials (approximate): 50
Dates of Activity: 1860 - 1946
Documentation/Publication:
CCGS, The Cemeteries of Colebrook, East Keating, Grugan, Leidy, Noyes, and West Keating Townships (2008)
Directions/GPS:
From the intersection of Jay and Water Streets in Lock Haven (the Lock Haven Courthouse), travel west on Water Street for 1 mile. Turn right onto PA Route 120 (Susquehanna Avenue) and travel 30.1 miles. Turn left onto a gravel road in Shintown. The cemetery is on the left at the church, a few hundred yards down this road.
GPS = N41 18.500 W77 48.075
Landowner / Caretaker:
Condition/Needs:
Very good; a few loose stones stacked at the church should be reset.
History:
Jacob Kepler, Sr., the leading citizen of Shintown, donated land for a Presbyterian Church in June, 1866. A church was built and cemetery laid out on the adjoining lands. Eventually, the Presbyterian Church folded and the property was sold to the Methodist Episcopal Church on 14 August 1882. The congregation was active for many years, but finally closed in the late 20th century. The vacant church stands along with the cemetery, which has not been used since the 1920s.