A visit to the Saint Xavier 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. Xavier Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Xavier Cemetery:
40.2790, -79.4189
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Xavier Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Xavier Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County<2>.
The county seat for Westmoreland County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies just to the west northwest of the St. Xavier Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Xavier Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the St. Xavier Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Xavier Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shirey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shirey Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirey Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys 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
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Calvary Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Hill Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Hill Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Hillview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hillview Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview Cemetery
- Steels Monument Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- 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
- Feightner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Feightner Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feightner Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Keltz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Keltz Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltz Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Westmoreland County Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Xavier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Xavier Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Manito
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Manito is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
- Lawson Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lawson Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Heights
- Beatty
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beatty is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Youngstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lycippus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lycippus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycippus
- McChesneytown - Loyalhanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Latrobe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Luxor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luxor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxor
- United
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- United is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
- Calumet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kecksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crabtree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Southwest Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Darlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Derry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <6>
- New Derry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Youngwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Radebaugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Radebaugh is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radebaugh
- Laurelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Stahlstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ligonier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Congruity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
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. Xavier Cemetery. The following communities are located in Westmoreland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Xavier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greensburg
- Latrobe
- Ligonier
- New Alexandria
- Youngwood
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 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. Xavier 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. Xavier Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1186786 (Saint Xavier Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186786 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: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Latrobe
- Location given for Saint Xavier Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.278959 Lon: -79.4189259
- 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 '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. Xavier 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |