A visit to the Bridgeport Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bridgeport Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bridgeport Cemetery (FG ID #44446).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Bridgeport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bridgeport Cemetery:
40.0135, -79.8891
The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Uniontown. Uniontown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Bridgeport Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bridgeport Cemetery.
Establishment of the Bridgeport Cemetery ...
The Bridgeport Cemetery was established December 28, 1847.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bridgeport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bridgeport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eastern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Eastern Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Westland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Westland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland Cemetery
- Gregg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gregg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Procopius RC Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Havely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Havely Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havely Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Maple Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek Cemetery
- Buckingham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
- Hewitts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lackey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Bridgeport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bridgeport Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hiller
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Blainsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alicia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Republic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Republic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Dunlap Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dunlap Creek Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Creek Village
- Rowes Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grindstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chamouni
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Daisytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Coal Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Luzerne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heistersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tippecanoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kenneth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Newell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- La Belle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Isabella
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Isabella is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Fairbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Speers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Allenport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Deemston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
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 Bridgeport Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bridgeport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Bridgeport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Fayette County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Bridgeport Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #44446
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1192185 (Bridgeport Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1192185 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: California
- Location given for Bridgeport Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0136855 Lon: -79.8889359
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bridgeport Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |