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Veteran Burials for Washington Co., PA -

Click on letters below to get to alphabetic listing of veterans:

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J- K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

The indexes above contain names of veterans that are buried in cemeteries throughout Washington Co, PA. The majority of these veterans served in the Revolutionary War (R), War of 1812 (1812), Civil War (C), Spanish American War (SA), Mexican War (Mex), Indian Wars (I) and World War I (W). There are a few National Guard, Boxer Rebellion, Canadian Soldiers and some buried oversees with just a memorial in these cemeteries. There are maps that accompany this listing and copies of them can be found at the Washington County Courthouse in the Law Library, and at the Planning Commission office in Washington Co. near the courthouse. Scanned copies of the maps can also be found in the Western Pennsylvania Historical Society Library and Archives located in the Heinz History Museum and Sports Center in Pittsburgh, and I have a copy of the scanned maps as well. These maps were created as part of the Works Projects Administration (see below) in the 1930s. The maps have listings on the side of the veterans buried in each cemetery, their location within the cemetery and what war the veteran served in (when this info was available). I have created an all name index from these maps and that is what you will find in the following pages. Below is a listing of the cemeteries that these maps cover. The notations about what certain private farms are called is as they were at the time the maps were made, not what they may be called now. I don't think the listing for Washington Cemetery is complete - there were only a few sections listed in the maps. I also know of at least one private family cemetery that is not on the list and it has a few Revolutionary War veterans buried - Wise Cemetery. So the list is not complete but it is a good resource anyway.

Update: May 2010. I added the images of the individual maps. These images are not the original drawings and listings but are transcriptions of the originals. Some of the original maps are a little difficult to read so there may be some errors in the transcriptions so if possible you should view the originals. Thank you to the person who took the time to create the copies of these maps because it makes them much easier to access.

Cemetery (links to tombstone photos)
# on Map shown below
Location (links to individual maps and veteran burial lists)
Ackley - Formerly Teagarden
1
West Finley Twp
Alter Family Cemetery
2
Buffalo Twp
Bamford Plot
3
Carroll Twp
Beallsville Cemetery
4
Beallsville, PA
Beth Israel Cemetery
7
Washington, PA
Bethel Cemetery
148
South Franklin Twp
Bethel Cemetery - Old Section
5
Jefferson Twp
Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
6
Somerst Twp
Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
8
North Bethlehem Twp
Black Cemetery
9
Monongahela, PA
Blackmore Private Cemetery (Zimmerman Farm)
163
Peters Twp
Braden Cemetery
13
West Pike Run Twp
Buckingham Cemetery
10
Deemston Boro
Burgettstown Pres. Cemetery
11
Smith Twp
Burgettstown U.P. Cemetery   Smith Twp
C. P. Cemetery
16
Pleasant Hill, Amwell Twp
California Cemetery
14
California, PA
Calvary Cemetery (one source says Fallowfield Twp)
15
Twilight Boro
Carrol Cemetery (James Montgomery Farm)
17
Morris Twp
Cath. Cem - Old
18
Washington PA
Center Cemetery
20
Peters Twp
Center Cemetery
19
Midway, Smith Twp
Chapel Cemetery
21
West Finley Twp
Charleroi Cemetery
22
Charleroi, PA
Cherry Family BG
156
Robinson Twp
Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
23
Hanover Twp
Claysville Cemetery
24
Claysville, PA
Cook Burying Plot
161
South Strabane Twp
Covenanter Cemetery
28
Chartiers Twp
Cross Creek Cemetery - New
25
Cross Creek Twp
Cross Creek Cemetery - Old
26
Cross Creek Twp
Cross Roads Cemetery (Cross Roads U.P. Church)
27
Chariters Twp
Deems Burying Ground (Vesta Coal Co. Prop 5 mi. from US Route 40)
149
Richeyville, PA
Dutch Lutheran Cemetery (Daniels Farm Near Ginger Hill)
29
Fallowfield Twp
East Buffalo Cemetery
30
Buffalo Twp
Eastern Cemetery
31
California, PA
Eldersville Cemetery
32
Jefferson Twp
Enon Church Cemetery
33
Speers Boro.
Fairmont Cemetery (old section)
34
East Finley Twp
Fairmont Cemetery (new section)
34
East Finley Twp
Fairview Cemetery
36
Burgettstown, PA
Fairview Cemetery
37
East Finley Twp
Fairview Presby. Church
151
Thomas Station, Nottingham Twp
Family Cemetery (Old Meek Farm)
38
West Bethlehem Twp
Fawcett M.E. Church Cemetery
39
Cecil Twp
Finleyville Cemetery
40
Finleyville, PA
Fleming Burying Plot (Wilbur Deems Farm)
153
Centerville, PA
Florence Cemetery - new
41
Hanover Twp
Florence Cemetery - old
42
Hanover Twp
Franklin Cemetery
43
West Bethlehem Twp
Fredericktown Cemetery
44
Fredericktown, PA
Frye Private Cemetery (Est 1797)
45
Fallowfield Twp
Gastonville Catholic Cemetery
47
Gastonville, Union Twp
Gilmore's Cemetery
48
Donora, PA
Gregg Burial Ground (near Howe Cemetery)
49
East Pike Run Twp
Grove Cemetery
50
West Middletown
Highland Cemetery
51
East Pike Run Twp
Highland Cemetery (one source says Union Twp)
164
Peters Twp
Highland Dunkard Cemetery
52
West Bethlehem Twp
Hill Cemetery (Grable Farm now J. Gratz Farm)
53
North Bethlehem Twp
Hill Presby. Church Cemetery
54
Cannonsburg, North Strabane Twp
Hilldale
166
McDonald
Hilldale Cemetery
146
Robinson Twp
Horeshoe Baptist Cemetery
Carroll Twp
Horn Addition & Russian Section
55
North Bethlehem Twp
Horn Private Cemetery
56
Buffalo Twp
Howe Cemetery
57
East Pike Run Twp
Immaculate Conception Cemetery
58
Washington, PA
Independence Cemetery
59
Independence Twp
James Chapel Cemetery
60
Gastonville, Union Twp
Lone Oak M.E. Church Cemetery
62
Amwell Twp
Log Pile Cemetery
61
Independence
Lower Ten Mile Presbyterian Cemetery
63
Amity, PA
Luellen Private Cemetery (Hill / Welsh Private Cemetery)
157
Centerville, PA
Lytle Private Cemetery (Between Ellsworth & Cokeburg)
158
West Pike Run Twp
Majorsville Cemetery
66
West Finley Twp
Maple Creek Cemetery
64
Fallowfield Twp
Mariana R. C. Cemetery
65
Mariana, West Bethlehem Twp
McGuier Family Plot
67
West Finley Twp
Meeks Private
152
West Bethlehem Twp
Methodist Protestant Cemetery
68
Amity, PA
Miller Private Cemetery
69
Donegal Twp
Miller Private Cemetery
70
W. Finley Twp
Millers Run Cemetery
71
Cecil Twp
Millsboro Cemetery
72
East Bethlehem Twp
Mingo Cemetery - new
73
Union Twp
Mingo Cemetery - old
74
Union Twp
Monongahela Cemetery
75
Monongahela, PA
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
76
Roscoe, PA
Mt. Hermon Bapt. Ch. Cemetery
77
Amwell Twp
Mt. Hope Cemetery
78
Independence Twp
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
79
Mt. Pleasant Twp
Mt. Prospect Cemetery
145
Mt. Pleasant Twp
Mt. Tabor M.E. Church Cemetery
82
Long Branch
Mt. Zion Cemetery
80
Carroll Twp
Mt. Zion Cemetery
81
Morris Twp
Murphy Farm Cemetery
83
Fallowfield Twp
Newkirks Cemetery
84
Bentleyville, PA
Norris Family Plot (Colored - Crow Farm)
159
Fallowfield Twp
North Buffalo U. P. Cemetery
85
Buffalo Twp
North Ten Mile Baptist Church Cemetery
86
Amwell Twp
Oak Grove Cemetery
87
West Pike Run Twp
Oak Spring Cemetery
88
Canonsburg, PA
Old Claysville Cemetery
89
Claysville, Donegal Twp
Old Condord Cemetery
90
Morris Twp
Old Dutch Cemetery
91
East Finley Twp
Paris Cemetery
92
Hanover Twp.
Payne A.M.E. Church Cemetery
93
Cannonsburg, PA
Peters Creek Cemetery
94
Venetia, PA
Pigeon Creek Baptist Cemetery
150
Somerset Twp
Pigeon Creek Dunkard Cemetery
97
North Bethlehem Twp
Pigeon Creek Presby. Cemetery
95
Somerset Twp
Pigeon Creek U.P. Cemetery
96
Somerset Twp
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
98
East Finley Twp
Pleasant Hill
99
Amwell Twp
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
100
Lone Pine, Amwell Twp
Presbyterian Church Cemetery
160
West Alexander
Private Cemetery
101
Independence Twp
Private Cemetery (Garber Farm Prop.)
46
West Bethlehem Twp
Private Cemetery (Harry Richards Farm)
104
West Bethlehem Twp
Private Cemetery (Swagler Farm, Cokeburg Road)
102
 
Private Cemetery (Thos. W. Pepper Farm)
103
 
Private Cemetery on Frank Rutan Farm
155
Lone Pine, Amwell Twp
Private Cemetery on Newell Frazee Farm (near Lone Pine)
154
Amwell Twp
Prosperity Cemetery (new section)
105
Prosperity, Morris Twp
Prosperity Cemetery (old section)
106
Morris Twp
Raccoon Cemetery
107
Candor, Robinson Twp
Reynolds Burying Fround (E.C. Doak Farm)
108
South Strabane Twp
Robinson Cemetery
109
Robinson Twp
Scenery Hill Cemetery
110
North Bethlehem Twp
Smith Family Cemetery (J. R. Smith Farm)
111
West Pike Run Twp
South Buffalo or Brownlee Cemetery
112
Buffalo Twp
Speer Spring Cemetery
113
Canonsburg
Sprowls Family Plot
114
East Fainley Twp
St. Clements Cemetery
115
Ellsworth
St. Domenicks Cemetery
116
Near Donora, Carroll Twp
St. James Catholic Cemetery
117
West Alexander, PA
St. Lukes Cemetery
118
Ellsworth, PA
St. Mary's Cemetery
120
Cecil Twp
St. Mary's Cemetery (Monongahela Cemetery)
Monongahela, PA
St. Michaels R. C. Cemetery
119
Avella, PA
St. Patrick's Cath Ch. Cemetery
121
Canonsburg, PA
St. Peter's and St. Pauls
147
Smith Twp
Stony Point Cemetery
122
East Finley Twp
Taylor's Cemetery
123
Centerville Borough
Ten Mile Dunkard Cemetery
124
West Bethlehem Twp
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
126
West Bethlehem Twp
Tucker - Watson Burial Plot (Ralph McAdams Farm)
location not noted
Tucker Cemetery
125
Hanover Twp
Upper Buffalo Cemetery - new
127
Hopewell Twp
Upper Buffalo Cemetery - old
128
Hopewell Twp
VanKirk Family Plot
129
Amwell Twp
VanVoorhis Cemetery
130
Carroll Twp
Venice U.P. Cemetery
131
Venice, Cecil Twp
Washington Cemetery
133
Washington, Washington Co., PA
Washington Cemetery - old
166
 
Watkins Private
132
East Pike Run
West Alexander Cemetery
134
West Alexander, Donegal Twp
West Alexander UP Cemetery
135
West Alexander
West Finley Cemetery
136
West Finley Twp
West Middletown Cemetery
137
West Middletown
West Point Cemetery Association
138
Cross Creek Twp
Westland Cemetery
139
Centerville, PA
Wheeling Hill Cemetery
140
East Finley Twp
Wilson Burial Ground
141
Fallowfiled Twp
Windy Gap Cemetery
142
East Finley Twp
Wise Cemetery
 
Wright Cemetery
162
Nottingham Twp
Zion Colored Cemetery
143
West Pike Run Twp
Zion U.B. Cemetery
144
Zion U.B. Cemetery

 

Work Projects Administration
 
 
(WPA), former U.S. government agency, established in 1935 by executive order of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as the Works Progress Administration; it was renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939, when it was made part of the Federal Works Agency. Created when unemployment was widespread, the WPA—headed by Harry L. Hopkins until 1938—was designed to increase the purchasing power of persons on relief by employing them on useful projects. WPA’s building program included the construction of 116,000 buildings, 78,000 bridges, and 651,000 mi (1,047,000 km) of road and the improvement of 800 airports. Also a part of WPA’s diversified activities were the Federal Art Project, the Federal Writers’ Project, and the Federal Theatre Project. Close to 10,000 drawings, paintings, and sculptured works were produced through WPA, and many public buildings (especially post offices) were decorated with murals. The experiments in theatrical productions were highly praised and introduced many fresh ideas. Musical performances under the project averaged 4,000 a month. The most notable product of writers in WPA was a valuable series of state and regional guidebooks. WPA also conducted an education program and supervised the activities of the National Youth Administration. At its peak WPA had about 3.5 million persons on its payrolls. Altogether WPA employed a total of 8.5 million persons, and total federal appropriations for the program amounted to almost $11 billion. There was sharp criticism of the WPA in a Senate committee report in 1939; the same year the WPA appropriation was cut, several projects were abolished, and others were curtailed. A strike of thousands of WPA workers to prevent a cut in wages on building projects was unsuccessful. Steadily increasing employment in the private sector, much speeded just before and during World War II, caused further drastic cuts in WPA appropriations and payrolls. In June, 1943, the agency officially went out of existence.  

See D. S. Howard, WPA and Federal Relief Policy (1943).

http://www.bartleby.com/65/wo/WorkProj.html

 

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