A visit to the Iwo 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 Iwo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Iwo Cemetery:
40.5973, -79.9587
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Iwo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Iwo Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<2>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Iwo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Iwo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Iwo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Iwo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McMarlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pridgeon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pridgeon Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pridgeon Cemetery
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Church Cemetery
- Sisters of Divine Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan Heights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Duncan Heights Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Heights Cemetery
- The Duncan Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The First Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The First Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bakerstown Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212162 <5>
- Bakerstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poale Zedeck Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Savior Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nazereth Convent Sisters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Royal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Royal Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Royal Cemetery
- The Mt. Royal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Royal Memorial Park
- Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45539 <5>
- Lakewood Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Deer Creek United Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Deer Creek United Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek United Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Deer Creek United Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deer Creek United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987814 <5>
- West Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 36 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Iwo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Iwo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gibsonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Allison Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elfinwild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elfinwild is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfinwild
- Ingomar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valencia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indianola
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wexford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fox Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Russellton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Curtisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Cherry City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- Morningside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morningside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Sharpsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aspinwall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Culmerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Bradford Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Franklin Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Sewickley Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Ben Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Ben Avon Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Avalon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Blawnox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Glade Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Seven Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Duff City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
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 Iwo 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 Iwo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mars
- Mars lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Iwo Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mars.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars
- Oakmont
- Valencia
- Verona
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 Iwo 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 Iwo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1177896 (Iwo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1177896 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: 332 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenshaw
- Location given for Iwo Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5972897 Lon: -79.958666
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Iwo 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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