A visit to the Hollywood 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 Hollywood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hollywood Cemetery:
40.4540, -80.0745
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hollywood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<2>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies just to the east southeast of the Hollywood Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Hollywood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hollywood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Greek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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
- St. Martins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Polish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piskover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Piskover Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piskover Cemetery
- Petrie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Petrie Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrie Cemetery
- Chartiers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Uniondale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Uniondale Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniondale Cemetery
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- Union Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Union Dale Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Dale Cemetery
- The Union Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hilldale Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46547 <5>
- Holy Souls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Holy Souls Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Souls Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
- The Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45133 <5>
- Holy Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The German Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Highwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Highwood Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Mt. Assisi Convent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Assisi Convent Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Assisi Convent Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Assisi Convent Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Bellevue.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271902 <5>
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 Hollywood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hollywood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Ingram
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Thornburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thornburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Crafton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McKees Rocks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moon Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Pennsbury Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsbury Village is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsbury Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Rosslyn Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosslyn Farms is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn Farms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carnegie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Woods Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Avalon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Ben Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Emsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Dormont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beltzhoover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzhoover
- Allentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allentown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Soho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Soho is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
- Pittsburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dixmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Ben Avon Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Millvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 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 Hollywood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hollywood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allentown
- Carnegie
- Crafton
- Dormont
- McKees Rocks
- 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 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 Hollywood 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 Hollywood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1177227 (Hollywood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1177227 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: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsburgh West
- Location given for Hollywood Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4539578 Lon: -80.0744996
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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- Hollywood 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. |