A visit to the Saint Josephs Cemetery (Old) ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Josephs Cemetery (Old). For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Josephs Cemetery (Old) (FG ID #46091).
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 (Old) ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery (Old):
40.0140, -79.5844
The St. Josephs Cemetery (Old) is located in Connellsville.
The cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Uniontown. Uniontown lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the St. Josephs Cemetery (Old) .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Josephs Cemetery (Old).
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Josephs Cemetery (Old).<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery (Old), with the nearest first.
- St. Emery's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. John's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery (New)
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Ritas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Stephens Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Green Ridge Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dickerson Run - Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Scottdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Roebuck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck Cemetery
- Normalville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery (Old).
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs Cemetery (Old), with the nearest first:
- Connellsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Connellsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rogerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sitka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leisenring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dawson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dickerson Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderbilt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Everson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Everson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Mount Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scottdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bitner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Overton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lemont Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oliver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Evans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Rocks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 (Old). Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery (Old).
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Connellsville
- Mount Pleasant
- Scottdale
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 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. Josephs Cemetery (Old):
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 (Old):
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #46091
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1186209 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186209 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Connellsville
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0142411 Lon: -79.5850383
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Fayette, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Josephs Cemetery (Old)) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |