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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. 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 St. Josephs Cemetery ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Cemetery

Lat:   41.0245°   (41° 1' 28")

Lon:   -80.3512°   (-80° 21' 4")

The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in New Castle. New Castle lies just to the south of the St. Josephs Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.

  • Castle View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castle View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castle View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Castle View Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of New Castle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1222872 <5>
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park Cemetery
    • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Park Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of New Castle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45655 <5>
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of New Castle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #181852 <5>
  • Madonna Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madonna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madonna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Madonna Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Harbor Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harbor Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harbor Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harbor Church Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Briar Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ashton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Savannah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Savannah Cemetery
    • The Savannah Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Parkside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkside Cemetery
    • The Parkside Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • St. Vitus Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vitus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vitus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Vitus Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Hillview Manor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Brook Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Brook Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • The East Brook Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • The East Brook Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Brook United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Eastbrook Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Eastbrook United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Holy Trinity Polish National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Polish Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polish Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • St. Philip & James Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Philip & James Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Philip & James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Philip & James Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Fayette Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fayette Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Fayette Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • The Fayette Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176125 <5>
    • Mt. Jackson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Jackson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Hermon - Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermon - Union Cemetery
      • The Hermon - Union Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • The Hermon - Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Heron Cemetery
      • Mt. Heron Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #823353 <5>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Rose Point.
    • Fair Oaks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.

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

  • Oakwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
  • West New Castle
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West New Castle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
    • West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • New Castle
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oakland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Lawrence County
  • Mahoningtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mahoningtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
    • Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
  • South New Castle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
    • South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • McCaslin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCaslin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
    • McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
  • Edinburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Altman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
    • Altman is located in Lawrence County
  • Mount Jackson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
    • Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County
  • East Moravia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Moravia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
    • East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
  • New Wilmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
    • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <7>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Energy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
      • Energy is located in Lawrence County
    • Volant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volant
      • Volant is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volant <7>
    • Pulaski
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
    • Robinson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Lawrence County
    • Hillsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
      • Hillsville is located in Lawrence County
    • Bessemer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlansburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
      • Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
    • Wampum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rose Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
      • Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
    • Grant City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Lawrence County
    • Carbon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Mercer County
    • S.N.P.J
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for S.N.P.J have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
      • S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
    • Leesburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
      • Leesburg is located in Mercer County
    • Lowellville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowellville
      • Lowellville is located in Mahoning County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowellville <7>

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 Lawrence County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 #1186223  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1186223 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: New Castle North
    • County: Lawrence         Elev: 337
    • Location given for GNIS #1186223 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)

The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.pa.us/

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

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 Lawrence, 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' (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 St. Josephs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0245, Longitude: -80.3512       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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