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A visit to the Union Cemetery ...



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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Union Cemetery (FG ID #46527)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   40.5820°   (40° 34' 55")

Lon:   -79.7561°   (-79° 45' 21")

The Union Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County<2>.

The county seat for Westmoreland County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Union Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Union Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Clemens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clemens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clemens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Clemens Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Springdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dugan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dugan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dugan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dugan Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
  • Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
  • Saint Mark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Memorial Park is located in Westmoreland County
  • Transfiguration Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Transfiguration Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Transfiguration Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Transfiguration Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Union Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Union Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Westmoreland County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Union Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 #1190101  (Union Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1190101 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: New Kensington West
      • County: Westmoreland         Elev: 287
      • Location given for GNIS #1190101 (Union Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #46527

    The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

    The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5820, Longitude: -79.7561    
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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