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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Jefferson Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jefferson Memorial Park

Lat:   40.3321°   (40° 19' 55")

Lon:   -79.9788°   (-79° 58' 43")

The Jefferson Memorial Park is located in Allegheny County<1>.

The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies just to the north of the Jefferson Memorial Park .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Jefferson Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Allegheny County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Jefferson Memorial Park itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Jefferson Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jefferson Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Pleasant Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hills <4>
    • Whitehall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Baldwin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
    • Brentwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bethel Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
      • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
    • Library
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Library have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library
      • Library is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Library <4>
    • Jefferson Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
      • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
      • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
      • Jefferson
    • Castle Shannon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
      • Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
    • Glassport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glassport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassport
      • Glassport is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glassport <4>
    • Dravosburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dravosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dravosburg
      • Dravosburg is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dravosburg <4>
    • West Mifflin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
      • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <4>
    • Continue List   (21 more) ...
      • Mount Lebanon
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Carrick
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
        • Carrick is located in Allegheny County
      • Finleyville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Gastonville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gastonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
        • Gastonville is located in Washington County
      • Clairton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clairton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairton
        • Clairton is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,497 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clairton <4>
      • Port Vue
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vue
        • Port Vue is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
      • Munhall
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Homestead
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Homestead
        • West Homestead is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
      • Dormont
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dormont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormont
        • Dormont is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,224 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dormont <4>
      • Upper Saint Clair
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Saint Clair
        • Upper Saint Clair is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Saint Clair <4>
      • McMurray
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMurray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
        • McMurray is located in Washington County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMurray <4>
      • Beltzhoover
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzhoover
        • Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
      • Ellsworth
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
        • Ellsworth is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
      • West Elizabeth
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elizabeth
        • West Elizabeth is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Elizabeth <4>
      • Elizabeth
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Liberty is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
      • McKeesport
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Whitaker
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitaker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
        • Whitaker is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitaker <4>
      • Homestead
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
        • Woodville is located in Allegheny County
      • Allentown
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
        • Allentown is located in Allegheny County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Jefferson Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegheny County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jefferson Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Jefferson Memorial Park.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jefferson Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Jefferson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • St. Casimer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casimer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Casimer Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimer Cemetery
    • St. Sava Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Sava Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Sava Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Sava Cemetery
    • Shaare Torah Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • St. Georges Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Beth Abraham Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • St. Vladimer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vladimer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Vladimer Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vladimer Cemetery
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • South Side Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (22 more) ...
      • St. Adelbert RC Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Adelbert RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Adelbert RC Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adelbert RC Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45954 <6>
      • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
      • St. Clares Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clares Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Clares Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clares Cemetery
      • Richland Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Wendelin RC Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • St. Peters Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • St. Michaels Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • St John Vianney Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The St John Vianney Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St John Vianney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pittsburgh.
        • The St John Vianney Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Georges Cemetery
        • St. Josephs Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St John Vianney Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1102535 <6>
      • St. Georges Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Cemetery
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • German Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The German Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
      • St. Clair Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clair Cemetery
      • Finleyville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Lobbs Run Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lobbs Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lobbs Run Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lobbs Run Cemetery
      • Calvary Slovak Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Calvary Slovak Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • The Calvary Slovak Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Calvary Cemetery
        • Holy Trinity Slovak Cemetery
        • Port Vue Polish Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Slovak Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329388 <6>
      • Sacred Heart Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • The Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Sacred Heart Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hungarian Reformed Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • St. John's Cathedral Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Munhall.
        • The St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Mary Homestead Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #209013 <6>
      • Loretto Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loretto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Loretto Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loretto Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Jefferson Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1178015  (Jefferson Memorial Park)
      • Note: GNIS record #1178015 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Glassport
      • County: Allegheny         Elev: 346
      • Location given for GNIS #1178015 (Jefferson Memorial Park)

    The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Jefferson Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3321, Longitude: -79.9788    
    <3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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