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A visit to the Richland Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Richland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Richland Cemetery (FG ID #187099)

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 Richland Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richland Cemetery

Lat:   40.3487°   (40° 20' 55")

Lon:   -79.8944°   (-79° 53' 39")

The Richland Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<2>.

The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies just to the northwest of the Richland Cemetery .

Establishment of the Richland Cemetery ...

The Richland Cemetery was established in 1886.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Richland Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Richland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dravosburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dravosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dravosburg
    • Dravosburg is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dravosburg <6>
  • Glassport
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glassport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassport
    • Glassport is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glassport <6>
  • Port Vue
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • West Mifflin
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
    • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <6>
  • Coal Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Liberty
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • McKeesport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Duquesne
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hills <6>
  • West Homestead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Homestead
    • West Homestead is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Clairton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Versailles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kennywood Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitaker
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Munhall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Homestead
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
    • Boston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <6>
    • North Versailles
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Versailles
      • North Versailles is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Versailles <6>
    • East Pittsburgh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pittsburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittsburgh
      • East Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Pittsburgh <6>
    • North Braddock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Braddock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rankin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
      • Rankin is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rankin <6>
    • Brentwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Baldwin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 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 Richland Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegheny County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richland 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 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 Richland Cemetery:

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 Richland Cemetery:

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Richland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3487, Longitude: -79.8944    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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