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:
40.3206, -79.5280
The Union Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County<1>.
The county seat for Westmoreland County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies just to the south southwest of the Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 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.
- St. Clair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Holy Sacrament Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holy Sacrament Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sacrament Cemetery
- Steels Monument Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Westmoreland County Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hillview Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery (Old)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jeannette Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greek Orthodox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Temple Emanuel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Emanuel Cemetery
- Harrolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrolds Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrolds Cemetery
- Feightner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Feightner Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feightner Cemetery
- Shirey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Calvary Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Hill Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Hill Cemetery
- St. Barbaras Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Barbaras Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barbaras Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery (New)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Youngwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Youngwood Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngwood Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Denmark Manor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Denmark Manor Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Manor Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Milliron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Milliron Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milliron Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- St. Xavier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Xavier Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Xavier Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys 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]<2> of the Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greensburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Radebaugh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Southwest Greensburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southwest Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Greensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,002 people
- Luxor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Greensburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Crabtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeannette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grapeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grapeville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
- Beatty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Congruity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Claridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Delmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Penn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arona is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- United
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Calumet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Manito
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawson Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Latrobe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nihil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nihil is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nihil
- Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Westmoreland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland City is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland City
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. 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.
- Greensburg
- Jeannette
- Latrobe
- New Alexandria
- Youngwood
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 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 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 #1190092 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1190092 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: 368 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greensburg
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3206245 Lon: -79.5261511
- 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 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. |