A visit to the Dugan 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 Dugan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dugan Cemetery:
40.5448, -79.7337
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dugan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dugan Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<2>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Dugan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dugan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dugan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dugan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Mark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mark Cemetery is located in Springdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173579 <5>
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tarentum Burying Ground
- Tarentum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45831 <5>
- St. Clemens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Clemens Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clemens Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Laird Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Memorial Park is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memorial Park
- Oakmont - Verona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Temple Sinai Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Markle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45357 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Our Lady of Hope Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
- The Our Lady of Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Lady of Hope Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190512 <5>
- Richey Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Richey Family Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey Family Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Dugan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dugan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Parnassus
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lower Burrell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arnold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Kensington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leechburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- New Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <6>
- Harwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Cheswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Tarentum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Natrona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Brackenridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Universal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Rural Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Karns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Indianola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blawnox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- North Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Weinel Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- Sligo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Russellton
(7 miles [11.3 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 Dugan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dugan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- New Kensington
- Oakmont
- Tarentum
- Verona
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Dugan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Allegheny 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 Dugan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1173583 (Dugan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1173583 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: Allegheny
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Kensington East
- Location given for Dugan Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5447894 Lon: -79.7336583
- 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 Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dugan 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. |