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A visit to the Eastern 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 Eastern Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eastern Cemetery:

40.0604, -79.8842

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eastern Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Eastern Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Eastern Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Eastern Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Eastern Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eastern Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Gregg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Gregg Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
  • Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
  • Green Lane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Green Lane Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Cemetery
  • St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hiller.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153919 <5>
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Bridgeport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Redstone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Redstone Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Cemetery
  • Havely Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Havely Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havely Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      • The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fayette City Cemetery
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
    • Holy Name Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
    • St. Hyacinth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The St. Hyacinth Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hyacinth Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • Charleroi Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Charleroi Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi Cemetery
    • Maple Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Maple Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek Cemetery
    • Westland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Westland Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland Cemetery
    • Belle Vernon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Belle Vernon Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belle Vernon Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in North Belle Vernon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44362 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Eastern Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eastern Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Chamouni
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chamouni is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
  • California
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Elco
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Elco is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • West Brownsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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 south)
    • Blainsburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
  • Kenneth
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kenneth is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
  • Newell
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Newell is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Speers
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Speers is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Coal Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Stockdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Long Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • Brownsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Allenport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Daisytown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hiller
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fayette City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fayette City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Twilight
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Twilight is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Dunlevy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Alicia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Alicia is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Grindstone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Redstone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Redstone is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
    • Brownstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
    • Arnold City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Arnold City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
    • Fairhope
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairhope is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
    • Lynnwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
    • Belle Vernon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • North Belle Vernon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 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 Eastern Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eastern Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Eastern Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 Eastern Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1192414  (Eastern Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1192414 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: California
      • Location given for Eastern Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.0603514     Lon: -79.8842136
      • 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 Washington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eastern 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.