A visit to the Holy Souls 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 Holy Souls Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Souls Cemetery:
40.4348, -80.1403
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holy Souls Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holy Souls Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<2>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies just to the east of the Holy Souls Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Souls Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Holy Souls Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Souls Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery is also 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>
- Petrie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Petrie Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrie Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Holy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Oakdale Old German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakdale Old German Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Old German Cemetery
- The Oakdale Old German Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Oakdale.
- The Oakdale Old German Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old German Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375402 <5>
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Woodville State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Chartiers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- St. Marys Greek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Greek Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Greek Cemetery
- Piskover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Piskover Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piskover Cemetery
- Felician Sisters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Noblestown Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Ukrainian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Ukrainian Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Ukrainian Cemetery
- The St.s Peter & Paul Ukrainian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ukrainian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46505 <5>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The German Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Zedeck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zedeck Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zedeck Cemetery
- Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Polish Cemetery is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Holy Souls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Souls Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pennsbury Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pennsbury Village is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsbury Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Moon Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moon Run is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heidelberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heidelberg is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Carnegie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosslyn Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosslyn Farms is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn Farms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Crafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thornburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thornburg is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Ingram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ingram is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Fairywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairywood is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Noblestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noblestown is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Green Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McKees Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coraopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morgan is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Essen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Essen is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Avalon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Emsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dixmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixmont is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Glenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenfield is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Osborne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Osborne is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- MacDonald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dormont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Washington is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Woods Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Run is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Bellevue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Avon Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Avon Heights is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Ben Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Avon is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Haysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Haysville is also located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 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 Holy Souls Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Souls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carnegie
- Coraopolis
- Crafton
- Dormont
- McDonald
- McKees Rocks
- Noblestown
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 websites either 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 Holy Souls 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 Holy Souls Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1177293 (Holy Souls Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1177293 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: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakdale
- Location given for Holy Souls Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.434791 Lon: -80.1403347
- 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- Holy Souls 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. |
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