A visit to the Craig 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 Craig Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Craig Cemetery:
40.3909, -79.4264
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Craig Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Craig Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County<2>.
The county seat for Westmoreland County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies just to the southwest of the Craig Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Craig Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Craig Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Craig Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Hill Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Steels Monument Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- The Unity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46551 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holy Sacrament Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Sacrament Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sacrament Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Twin Valley Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Shirey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shirey Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirey Cemetery
- St. Xavier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Xavier Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Xavier Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Conemaugh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Conemaugh Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Craig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Craig Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Alexandria
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crabtree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luxor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luxor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxor
- Nihil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nihil is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nihil
- Congruity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
- Latrobe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Beatty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beatty is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- McChesneytown - Loyalhanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Derry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- White
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Slickville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slickville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickville
- Lawson Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lawson Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Heights
- Derry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Delmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manito
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manito is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
- Youngstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Burrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Radebaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Radebaugh is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radebaugh
- Avonmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Southwest Greensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southwest Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Greensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,002 people
- Edmon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Salina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Craig Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Westmoreland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Craig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blairsville
- Greensburg
- Latrobe
- New Alexandria
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Craig 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 Craig Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1172596 (Craig Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1172596 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: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saltsburg
- Location given for Craig Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3909014 Lon: -79.4264278
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Craig 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. |