A visit to the Cole Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Cole Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cole Cemetery:
40.1998, -79.2325
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cole Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cole Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County<2>.
The county seat for Westmoreland County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Cole Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cole Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Cole Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cole Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ligonier Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ligonier Valley Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ligonier Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ligonier.
- The Ligonier Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1921576 <5>
- Laughlintown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Laughlintown Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlintown Cemetery
- Keltz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Keltz Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltz Cemetery
- Penrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Penrod Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrod Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Snowball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snowball Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball Cemetery
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Porch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Porch Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porch Cemetery
- Friedline Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Nedrow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Nedrow Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nedrow Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners Crossroads Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Jenners Crossroads Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads Cemetery
- The Jenners Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
- Untied Brethren Church of Jenners Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245622 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Old Calvary Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Calvary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cole Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cole Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rector
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laughlintown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laurel Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
- Laurel Mountain Park
- Ligonier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Darlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Laurel Mountain Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stahlstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Donegal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jennerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Youngstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Champion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bakersville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Sipesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
- Derry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Derry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <6>
- Jenners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jenners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
- Jenners Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- McChesneytown - Loyalhanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Heights
- Manito
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manito is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
- Lycippus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lycippus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycippus
- New Derry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Latrobe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Cole Cemetery. The following communities are located in Westmoreland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cole Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cole Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Westmoreland 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 Cole Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1172169 (Cole Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1172169 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: Westmoreland
- Est. Elev: 394 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ligonier
- Location given for Cole Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.199795 Lon: -79.2325322
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Westmoreland, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cole 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |