About New Light Cemetery
New Light Cemetery is a jewish cemetery near Etna, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 1.0 mi east of Etna. The grounds sit at about 981 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Sophie Masloff. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1182345. The nearest funeral home we know of is Perman Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc. in Pittsburgh, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 342 cemeteries we list in Allegheny County, and 202 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Allegheny County dates to 1824. 5 of the 342 listings in Allegheny County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Etna. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at New Light Cemetery
- Sophie Masloff1917-2014American mayor
People whose Wikidata entry gives New Light Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
40.50545, -79.96826
What New Light Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
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Funeral homes near New Light Cemetery
- Perman Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc.1.3 miFuneral home · Pittsburgh · (412) 486-3600
- Bock Funeral Home Ltd1.3 miFuneral home · Shaler Twp · (412) 486-8500
- Ogrodnik-hahn Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Pittsburgh · (412) 781-0571
- Eloise B. Kyper Funeral Home, Inc.1.4 miFuneral home · Glenshaw · (412) 643-1436
- Healy-hahn Funeral Home, Inc.1.7 miFuneral home · Pittsburgh · (412) 821-2940
- Ogrodnik-Haan Funeral Home Inc1.7 miFuneral home · Pittsburgh · (412) 781-0571
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Frequently asked questions
Is New Light Cemetery a Jewish cemetery?
Our records list a Jewish affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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