A visit to the Saints Peter and Paul 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery:
40.2976, -79.9253
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<2>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Clares Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Clares Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clares Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Lobbs Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lobbs Run Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobbs Run Cemetery
- Jefferson Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Slovak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Slovak Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Slovak Cemetery
- The Calvary Slovak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Slovak Cemetery
- Port Vue Polish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329388 <5>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Church Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Finleyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Elizabeth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180962 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Rippel Road Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys German Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46161 <5>
- McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery
- The McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery has also been known as:
- Versailles Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240007 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacob Cemetery
- St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jefferson Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
- Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
- Jefferson
- Cochrans Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Mendelssohn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Coal Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- West Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clairton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glassport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Port Vue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Vue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
- Gastonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Willock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willock
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Dravosburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Library
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Finleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Versailles
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
- McKeesport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Mifflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitehall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clairton
- Elizabeth
- Glassport
- McKeesport
- West Elizabeth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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.s Peter & Paul 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.s Peter & Paul Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1186799 (Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186799 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: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glassport
- Location given for Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2975698 Lon: -79.9253275
- 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 Allegheny, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St.s Peter & Paul 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. |