A visit to the German 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 German Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Cemetery:
40.4048, -80.0226
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The German Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<2>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies just to the north northeast of the German Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the German Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The German Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- St. Adelbert RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- St. John Vianney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. John Vianney Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Vianney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Vianney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pittsburgh.
- The St. John Vianney Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Georges Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1102535 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Chartiers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Ignatius / St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beth Abraham Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Abraham Cemetery
- Shaare Torah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Wendelin RC Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Of The Cross Monastery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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 German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dormont
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carrick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carrick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
- Allentown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Allentown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Beltzhoover
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzhoover
- Mount Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Green Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Castle Shannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pittsburgh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosslyn Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosslyn Farms is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn Farms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Heidelberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Woodville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Mount Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whitehall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- Brentwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Soho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Soho is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
- Ingram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Crafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Carnegie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Essen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Brightwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Willock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willock
- McKees Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Fairywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Pennsbury Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pennsbury Village is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsbury Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 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 German Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allentown
- Carnegie
- Crafton
- Dormont
- McKees Rocks
- Mount Lebanon
- Pittsburgh
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 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 German 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 German Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1175549 (German Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1175549 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: 362 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsburgh West
- Location given for German Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4047915 Lon: -80.0225535
- 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 '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- German 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. |