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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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.3354°   (40° 20' 7")

Lon:   -79.8770°   (-79° 52' 37")

The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<1>.

The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .

Name Variations for Sacred Heart Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Sacred Heart Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Allegheny 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.

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

    • Glassport
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glassport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Port Vue
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vue
      • Port Vue is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
    • Coal Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
      • Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
    • Liberty
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dravosburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dravosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Clairton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clairton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairton
      • Clairton is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clairton <4>
    • Lincoln
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Versailles
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
      • Versailles is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
    • West Mifflin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • White Oak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Duquesne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Kennywood Park
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennywood Park
        • Kennywood Park is located in Allegheny County
        • Kennywood Park has also been known as:
        • Kennywood
      • Jefferson Hills
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
        • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
        • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
        • Jefferson
      • West Elizabeth
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elizabeth
        • West Elizabeth is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Elizabeth <4>
      • Elizabeth
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Munhall
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • West Homestead
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • 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.<3> 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 <4>
      • East McKeesport
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East McKeesport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East McKeesport
        • East McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East McKeesport <4>
      • 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.<3> 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 <4>
      • North Braddock
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Braddock
        • North Braddock is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,635 people
      • Braddock
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Whitaker
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitaker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
        • Whitaker is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitaker <4>
      • Pleasant Hills
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>

    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 Sacred Heart Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegheny County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sacred Heart Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Richland Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Marys German Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46161 <6>
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Beth Jacob Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Jacob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Jacob Cemetery
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • St. Clares Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clares Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Clares Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clares Cemetery
      • Rippel Road Jewish Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Rippel Road Jewish Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Rippel Road Jewish Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rippel Road Jewish Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • West Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • The West Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • The West Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Greensprings Catholic Cemetery
        • Old St. Thomas Cemetery
        • Old Whitaker Cemetery
        • Tara Hill Cemetery
        • Terra Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422790 <6>
      • Anne Ashley Memorial UMC Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Homestead Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • The Homestead Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Homestead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Munhall.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homestead Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45138 <6>
      • St. John's Cathedral Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hungarian Reformed Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • The St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Munhall.
        • The St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Mary Homestead Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #209013 <6>
      • Jefferson Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
      • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • St. Patrick's Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Holy Family Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • St. Nicholas Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery

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

    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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1185683  (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1185683 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: Glassport
      • County: Allegheny         Elev: 331
      • Location given for GNIS #1185683 (Sacred Heart Cemetery)

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

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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 Sacred Heart Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3354, Longitude: -79.8770    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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