A visit to the Saint Michael's Cemetery ...
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. Michael's Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Michael's Cemetery (FG ID #2267682).
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. Michael's Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Michael's Cemetery:
40.1960, -79.2425
The St. Michael's Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Rector.
The cemetery is located in Westmoreland County<2>.
The county seat for Westmoreland County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Michael's Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Michael's Cemetery.
Name Variations for St. Michael's Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
St. Michael's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Michael's of the Valley Episcopal Church Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Michael's Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Michael's Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ligonier Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Laughlintown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Laughlintown Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlintown Cemetery
- Keltz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Keltz Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltz Cemetery
- Snowball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Snowball Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowball Cemetery
- Penrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Penrod Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrod Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Porch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Porch Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porch Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Xavier Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Xavier Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Xavier Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Nedrow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Nedrow Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nedrow Cemetery
- Bakersville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Friedline Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jenners Crossroads Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel 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. Michael's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Michael's Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rector
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Laughlintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ligonier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Darlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stahlstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Mountain Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Youngstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Donegal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jennerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Manito
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Champion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Derry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Derry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <5>
- Sipesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McChesneytown - Loyalhanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lycippus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Derry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jenners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jenners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
- Latrobe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beatty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kecksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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. Michael's Cemetery. The following communities are located in Westmoreland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Michael's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 either 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. Michael's 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. Michael's Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2267682
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 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 '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. Michael's 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |