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A visit to the Grimes 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 Grimes Cemetery ...

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

40.0917, -79.9420

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

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

The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Grimes Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Grimes 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 Grimes Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Maple Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Maple Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek Cemetery
  • Gregg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Gregg Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
  • St. Clements Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Clements Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clements Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Eastern Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Charleroi Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Charleroi Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Beallsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Westland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Westland Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland Cemetery
  • Havely Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Havely Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havely Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
    • St. Hyacinth Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Hyacinth Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hyacinth Cemetery
    • Holy Name Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Horseshoe Bend Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
    • Green Lane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Green Lane Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Cemetery
    • Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Belle Vernon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Ohar Sholom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ohar Sholom Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohar Sholom Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Grimes Cemetery.

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

  • Lover
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lover is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
  • Daisytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Coal Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Newell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Newell is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Elco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Elco is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Stockdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Long Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Long Branch is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • California
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Speers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Speers is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Allenport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dunlevy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Twilight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Twilight is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Charleroi
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
    • West Brownsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • West Brownsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
    • Chamouni
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Chamouni is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
    • Belle Vernon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North Belle Vernon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Gibsonton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
    • North Charleroi
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • North Charleroi is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
    • Deemston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Deemston is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
    • Sudan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sudan is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
    • Alicia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Alicia is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
    • Brownsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blainsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Blainsburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
    • Kenneth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Kenneth is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
    • Fayette City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Fayette City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Brownstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
    • Fairhope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Fairhope is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
    • Lynnwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
    • Monessen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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 Grimes 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 Grimes Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Grimes 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 Grimes Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1192564  (Grimes Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1192564 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: 405 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: California
      • Location given for Grimes Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.0917394     Lon: -79.941994
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grimes 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.