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A visit to the Vandergrift 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 Vandergrift Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vandergrift Cemetery:

40.5903, -79.5756

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vandergrift Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Westmoreland County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south of the Vandergrift Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Vandergrift Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Vandergrift Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Keppel Burial Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Apollo Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #549344 <5>
  • Laurel Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Leechburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Pine Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Catherine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Beulah Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boiling Springs Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Spring Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985924 <5>
  • Spring Church Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Spring Church Joint Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Highfield Cemetery
      • St. Paul Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145715 <5>
    • Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Leechburg.
      • The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forks - Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #629382 <5>
    • Greenwood Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Greenwood Memorial Park is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memorial Park
    • Bethesda Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
    • Townsend Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Townsend Family Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Townsend Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Edmon.
      • The Townsend Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Townsend Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46481 <5>
    • Shellhammer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Porter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter 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 Vandergrift Cemetery.

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

  • Vandergrift
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oklahoma
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
  • Apollo
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <6>
  • East Vandergrift
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • North Apollo
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hyde Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Orchard Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
  • Weinel Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
  • Leechburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Leechburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • North Washington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
  • Spring Church
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bagdad
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
    • Salina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Edmon is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
    • Avonmore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Neale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Neale is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
    • Sligo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sligo is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Karns
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Karns is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
    • Natrona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Natrona is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
    • Lower Burrell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Olivet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Olivet is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Cochrans Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
    • Aladdin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
    • Freeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brackenridge
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Vandergrift 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 Vandergrift Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Vandergrift 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 Vandergrift Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1190352  (Vandergrift Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1190352 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: 379 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Vandergrift
      • Location given for Vandergrift Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.5903435     Lon: -79.5756001
      • 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 '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- Vandergrift 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.