A visit to the West Union Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the West Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Union Cemetery (FG ID #46608).
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 West Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Union Cemetery:
40.6688, -80.0222
The West Union Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<2>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the West Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Union Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the West Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Savior Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McMarlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mars Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Cemetery
- Pridgeon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poale Zedeck Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Bakerstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- B'nai Emunoh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Iwo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Iwo Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iwo Cemetery
- Torath Chaim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evans City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ingomar United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sisters of Divine Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adath Jeshurun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek United Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Valencia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mars
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seven Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Bradford Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wexford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Callery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Myoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ogle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Franklin Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Ingomar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glade Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Duff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Evans City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brownsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sewickley Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Elfinwild
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allison Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wallace City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Economy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
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 West Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Evans City
- Mars
- Mars lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mars.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars
- Valencia
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 West Union 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 West Union Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #46608
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1191122 (West Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1191122 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: 383 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mars
- Location given for West Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6686778 Lon: -80.0220026
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 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 from Point A (ie- West Union 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |