A visit to the Saint Agatha 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 St. Agatha Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Agatha Cemetery:
40.3453, -80.1170
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Agatha Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Agatha Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<2>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. Agatha Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Agatha Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the St. Agatha Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Agatha Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- National Cemetery of the Alleghenies
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
- The Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206269 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Ignatius / St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Ukrainian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Ukrainian Cemetery is 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>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Woodville State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Oakdale Old German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakdale Old German Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Old German Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, 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>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Forest Lawn Gardens is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Gardens
- St. Vladimer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Vladimer Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vladimer Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Holy Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Agatha Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Agatha Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bridgeville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Upper Saint Clair
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morgan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Essen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Woodville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Thompsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Mount Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- McMurray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brightwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Carnegie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Castle Shannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dormont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosslyn Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosslyn Farms is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn Farms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Pennsbury Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pennsbury Village is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsbury Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Noblestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Sturgeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cokeburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Canonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Library
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thornburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thornburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- MacDonald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(6 miles [9.7 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 St. Agatha 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 St. Agatha Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethel Park
- Canonsburg
- Carnegie
- Crafton
- Dormont
- McDonald
- McMurray
- Mount Lebanon
- Noblestown
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 St. Agatha 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 St. Agatha Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1185726 (Saint Agatha Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1185726 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: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgeville
- Location given for Saint Agatha Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3453473 Lon: -80.1170001
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Agatha 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |