A visit to the Laurel Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
Lat: 39.9766° (39° 58' 35")
Lon: -79.6988° (-79° 41' 55")
The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County<1>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Uniontown. Uniontown lies just to the south southwest of the Laurel Hill Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Sylvan Heights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Saint Stephens Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Mt. St. Macrina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Run - Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickerson Run - Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickerson Run - Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dickerson Run - Union Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Park Place Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Place Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Place Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Park Place Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- St. John's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Hopwood)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reformed Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Jewish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Reformed Jewish Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Holy Society Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Society Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Society Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Society Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Old)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laurel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bitner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leisenring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Evans
- From the Laurel Hill Cemetery to Evans
- Lemont Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sitka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sitka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Sitka is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sitka
- From the Laurel Hill Cemetery to Sitka
- Rogerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vanderbilt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Dawson is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <7>
- Dickerson Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tippecanoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Leith is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leith
- From the Laurel Hill Cemetery to Leith
- Hopwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Connellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
- South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <7>
- Connellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Uledi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Uledi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uledi
- Uledi is located in Fayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Uledi
- From the Laurel Hill Cemetery to Uledi
- Hutchinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grindstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Laurel Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Fayette County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Laurel Hill Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1178946 (Laurel Hill Cemeteries)
- Note: GNIS record #1178946 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Uniontown
- County: Fayette Elev: 340
- Location given for GNIS #1178946 (Laurel Hill Cemeteries)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Laurel Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9766, Longitude: -79.6988 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |