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:
40.5092, -79.8273
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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richey Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Richey Family Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey Family Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mark Cemetery is located in Springdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173579 <5>
- Sunset View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunset View Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Temple Sinai Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Pittsburgh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #710318 <5>
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- Lakewood Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46155 <5>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sons of Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- William Penn Gardens of Remembrance
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Churchill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Churchill Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Laird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Laird Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Cemetery
- Dugan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dugan Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Verona
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Penn Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakmont
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blawnox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Universal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Universal is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Unity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Cheswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nadine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nadine is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- Leechburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Fox Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Aspinwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Churchill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Churchill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
- Garden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Indianola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Texas is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
- Plum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plum is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <6>
- Parnassus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Rural Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morningside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morningside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Wilkinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Kensington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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. 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. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- New Kensington
- Oakmont
- Verona
- Wilkinsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 #1186219 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186219 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: 279 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Kensington West
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5092348 Lon: -79.8272713
- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |