A visit to the Gruenwalt 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 Gruenwalt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gruenwalt Cemetery:
40.8506, -79.8259
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gruenwalt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gruenwalt Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Butler. Butler lies just to the west northwest of the Gruenwalt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gruenwalt 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 Gruenwalt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gruenwalt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The South Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Parish Family RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46247 <5>
- North Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The North Side Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
- The North Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44515 <5>
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The North Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Butler Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Butler Memorial Park is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Memorial Park
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45919 <5>
- Rockdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rockdale Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jefferson Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Whitmire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Whitmire Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire Cemetery
- Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Butler County Memorial Park
- Pape Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pape Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pape Cemetery
- Zions Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Chestnut Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Chestnut Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Chestnut Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gruenwalt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gruenwalt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Herman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Great Belt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Butler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowood is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood
- Oak Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Saint Joe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Fenelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- McCalmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McCalmont is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
- Frazier Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Saxonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dennys Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- Nixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Greece City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- Greenwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Meridian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meridian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Shadyside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Chicora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Ribold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Brownsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Ekastown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Leasureville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
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 Gruenwalt Cemetery. The following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gruenwalt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Gruenwalt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Gruenwalt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1176292 (Gruenwalt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1176292 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 417 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saxonburg
- Location given for Gruenwalt Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8506199 Lon: -79.8258862
- 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 Butler, 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- Gruenwalt 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. |