WCCPS uses the Leroy Beachy numbering system along with the name of the present owner. Since Amish cemeteries change their name according to the present owner, much confusion can result if one does not know the name of an earlier owner of the farm. WCCPS lists only the Beachy code number in the master index.
A list of all known Amish cemetery owner’s names is included in our Cemetery Names Cross Reference. Below is an explanation of Leroy Beachy’s coding system corresponding to only Wayne County Townships.
Beachy Code A | is assigned to East Union Township |
Beachy Code B | is assigned to Sugar Creek Township |
Beachy Code C | is assigned to Salt Creek Township |
Beachy Code D | is assigned to Paint Township |
Beachy Codes E through Q refer only to other townships / counties
WCCPS Code R- is assigned to Congress Township
(Leroy never assigned a code to this township)
Code | |
A–1 | is presently the Eli Troyer Cemetery |
A–2 | is presently the Joe U Miller Cemetery |
A–3 | is presently the Aaron Troyer Cemetery |
A–4 | is presently the Joe Yoder Cemetery |
B–1 | is presently the Levi Hershberger Cemetery |
C–1 | is presently the Simon Yoder Cemetery |
C–2 | is presently the Eli Hershberger Cemetery |
C–3 | is presently the Noah Stutzman Cemetery |
C–4 | is presently the Wayne Hershberger Cemetery |
C–5 | is presently the Peter A Miller Cemetery |
C–6 | is presently the John A Miller Cemetery |
C–7 | is presently the William Miller Cemetery |
C–8 | is presently the Aden Troyer Cemetery |
C–9 | is presently the Dan B Yoder Cemetery |
D–1 | is presently the Jacob E Yoder Cemetery |
D–2 | is presently the Roy A Miller Cemetery |
D–3 | is presently the Andy Hershberger Cemetery |
D–4 | is presently the Menno Miller Cemetery |
D–5 | is presently the Joe Zook Cemetery |
D–6 | is presently the Roman Miller Cemetery |
D–7 | is presently the Andy C Slabaugh Cemetery |
R–1 | is presently the Benjamin Shetler Cemetery |
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