A visit to the Union 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 Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Cemetery:
40.3276, -79.6912
The Union Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County<1>.
The county seat for Westmoreland County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies just to the east southeast of the Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Cemetery.
Name Variations for Union 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.
Union Cemetery has also been known as:
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 31 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Union Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Old Brush Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery (New)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Penn Lincoln Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pennsylvania Lincoln Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- Old Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mars Hill Cemetery
- St. Barbaras Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Barbaras Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barbaras Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dravo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dravo Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dravo Cemetery
- Wineland Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wineland Grove Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Madison Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Madison Union Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Union Cemetery
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Temple Emanuel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Emanuel Cemetery
- Jeannette Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery (Old)
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greek Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Denmark Manor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Denmark Manor Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Manor Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Holy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Rippel Road Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Errett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Errett Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errett Cemetery
- Harrolds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrolds Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrolds Cemetery
- Westmoreland County Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shafton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
- Westmoreland City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Westmoreland City is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland City
- Irwin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <5>
- Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <5>
- North Irwin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Adamsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Penn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harrison City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Larimer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rillton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Herminie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Arona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arona is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Grapeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grapeville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
- Claridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Radebaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pitcairn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Yukon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Southwest Greensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Southwest Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Greensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,002 people
- Export
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmerding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East McKeesport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 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 Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Westmoreland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Irwin
- Jeannette
- Murrysville
- Wilmerding
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 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 Union 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 Union Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1199714 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1199714 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: 328 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irwin
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3275693 Lon: -79.6900436
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Union 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |