A visit to the Saint Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery:
40.3976, -80.0931
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<2>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies just to the east northeast of the St. Josephs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Josephs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Ignatius / St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chartiers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
- The Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45133 <5>
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The German Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Petrie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Petrie Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrie Cemetery
- Holy Souls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Souls Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Souls Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- St. Georges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Agatha Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agatha Cemetery
- Melrose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The German Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Oakdale Old German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- St. Sava Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Sava Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Sava Cemetery
- St. Martins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- Zedeck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zedeck Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zedeck Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys 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. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Heidelberg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Carnegie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Rosslyn Farms
(Less than 2 miles 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
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Bridgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Essen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thornburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thornburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Moon Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
- Morgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dormont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ingram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Fairywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
- Upper Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Castle Shannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beltzhoover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzhoover
- Mount Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Washington is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brightwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Whitehall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carrick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
- Allentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Allentown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- McKees Rocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Noblestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
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. Josephs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allentown
- Bethel Park
- Carnegie
- Crafton
- Dormont
- McKees Rocks
- Mount Lebanon
- Noblestown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 St. Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1186216 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186216 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: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsburgh West
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3975692 Lon: -80.0931109
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Josephs 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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