A visit to the Saint Peters 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. Peters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Peters Cemetery:
40.4171, -79.9812
The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<1>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies just to the north northwest of the St. Peters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Peters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the St. Peters Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. John Vianney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Adelbert RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Wendelin RC Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Loretto Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Loretto Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The German Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shaare Torah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Minersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The German Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smithfield East End Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 38 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the St. Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Peters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allentown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carrick
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pittsburgh
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Soho
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Soho is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
- Mount Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beltzhoover
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dormont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brentwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- West Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Green Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Castle Shannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willock
- Munhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woods Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Lawrenceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosslyn Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosslyn Farms is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn Farms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Mount Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brightwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- West Mifflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Braddock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rankin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swissvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
- Wilkinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morningside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Etna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cherry City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- McKees Rocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingram
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Fairywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thornburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thornburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Carnegie
(5 miles [8 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. Peters Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allentown
- Carnegie
- Crafton
- Dormont
- Homestead
- McKees Rocks
- Mount Lebanon
- Munhall
- Pittsburgh
- Wilkinsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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. Peters 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. Peters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1186647 (Saint Peters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186647 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: 346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsburgh East
- Location given for Saint Peters Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.416736 Lon: -79.9811635
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Peters Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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