A visit to the Saint Lukes 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. Lukes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Lukes Cemetery:
40.2470, -79.4592
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County<2>.
The county seat for Westmoreland County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies just to the northwest of the St. Lukes Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the St. Lukes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Lukes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shirey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shirey Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirey Cemetery
- St. Xavier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Xavier Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Xavier Cemetery
- Holy Sacrament Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Sacrament Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sacrament Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Hillview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillview Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview Cemetery
- Feightner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Feightner Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feightner Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- The Unity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46551 <5>
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Westmoreland County Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Youngwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Youngwood Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngwood Cemetery
- Stone Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stone Hill Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill Cemetery
- The Stone Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hilltop Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964134 <5>
- Steels Monument Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harrolds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harrolds Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrolds Cemetery
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Temple Emanuel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Emanuel Cemetery
- Milliron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Milliron Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milliron Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Calvary Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Hill Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Lukes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Lukes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- United
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- Calumet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lycippus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lycippus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycippus
- Manito
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manito is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
- Kecksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Lawson Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Heights
- Beatty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beatty is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Youngstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest Greensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Greensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,002 people
- South Greensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
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- McChesneytown - Loyalhanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Latrobe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youngwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Luxor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Luxor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxor
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Laurelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Crabtree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Radebaugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Radebaugh is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radebaugh
- New Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hunker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Rocks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Stahlstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Grapeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grapeville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
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. Lukes Cemetery. The following communities are located in Westmoreland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Lukes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greensburg
- Latrobe
- Mount Pleasant
- Youngwood
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 helpful 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. Lukes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Westmoreland 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. Lukes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1186285 (Saint Lukes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186285 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: Westmoreland
- Est. Elev: 362 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mammoth
- Location given for Saint Lukes Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2470147 Lon: -79.459204
- 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 Westmoreland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Lukes 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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