About Sylvan Heights Cemetery
Sylvan Heights Cemetery is a cemetery near Oliver, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 0.8 mi west of Oliver. The grounds sit at about 1,119 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Anthony Cavalcante and Edward L. Sittler Jr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1189215. The nearest other listed cemetery is Graveyard, about 0.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Stephen R. Haky Funeral Home, Inc. in Uniontown, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 268 cemeteries we list in Fayette County, and 107 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Fayette County dates to 1818. 1 of the 268 listings in Fayette County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Oliver. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sylvan Heights Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Anthony Cavalcante1897-1966Lawyer and politician
- Edward L. Sittler Jr.1908-1978American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sylvan Heights 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
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What Sylvan Heights 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.
Nearby cemeteries
- GraveyardOliver, PACemetery0.2 mi
- Sylvan Heights Memorial GardensOliver, PAMemorial park0.3 mi
- Clearview CemeteryUniontown, PACemetery1.3 mi
- Saint Mary's Nativity Roman Catholic CemeteryEast Uniontown, PACatholic cemetery1.4 mi
- Park Place CemeteryEast Uniontown, PACemetery1.4 mi
- Historic Presbyterian Public CemeteryUniontown, PAPresbyterian cemetery1.6 mi
- Old Methodist CemeteryUniontown, PAMethodist cemetery1.9 mi
- Old Methodist Cemetary (1790)Uniontown, PAMethodist cemetery1.9 mi
- Calvary CemeteryOliver, PACemetery1.9 mi
- Bethel Presbyterian Church CemeteryOliver, PAPresbyterian cemetery1.9 mi
Funeral homes near Sylvan Heights Cemetery
- Stephen R. Haky Funeral Home, Inc.0.3 miFuneral home · Uniontown · (724) 578-2943
- Gates Funeral Home And Crematory Llc1.5 miCremation provider · Uniontown · (724) 434-8040
- DeGusipe Funeral Home & Crematory1.6 miCremation provider · Uniontown · (724) 434-2273
- Lantz Funeral Home, Inc.1.8 miFuneral home · Uniontown · (724) 438-4030
- Kezmarsky Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Uniontown · (724) 437-7555
- Baker-Terravecchia Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Uniontown · (724) 438-3200
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