About Petrie Cemetery
Petrie Cemetery is a christian cemetery in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 1,270 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1183642. The nearest other listed cemetery is Holy Souls Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the southwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Pittsburgh Cremation & Funeral Care in Mc Kees Rocks, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 342 cemeteries we list in Allegheny County, and 166 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.
Map
40.44693, -80.11599
What Petrie 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
- Holy Souls Cemetery4772 Campbells Run Road, Pittsburgh, PACemetery1.6 mi
- Union CemeteryKennedy Township, PAChristian cemetery1.7 mi
- Holy Trinity CemeteryRennerdale, PACemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Mary's CemeteryKennedy Township, PACemetery2.1 mi
- Hollywood Memorial Park CemeteryIngram, PAMemorial park2.2 mi
- Mount Calvary Cemetery1715 Middletown Road, McKees Rocks, PAChristian cemetery2.2 mi
- Saint Mary's Greek CemeteryKennedy Township, PACemetery2.4 mi
- Piskover CemeteryKennedy Township, PAJewish cemetery2.6 mi
- Ahavath Achim CemeteryKennedy Township, PACemetery2.6 mi
- St. Philip GraveyardCrafton, PACatholic cemetery2.6 mi
Funeral homes near Petrie Cemetery
- Pittsburgh Cremation & Funeral Care0.4 miCremation provider · Mc Kees Rocks · (412) 787-1800
- Western Pennsylvania Cremation Association2.4 miCremation provider · Coraopolis · (855) 522-4200
- McDermott Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Coraopolis · (412) 771-4455
- Pittsburgh Simple Cremation2.4 miCremation provider · McKees Rocks · (412) 331-9713
- McDermott Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · McKees Rocks
- Anthony J Sanvito Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · McKees Rocks · (412) 771-3050
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Petrie Cemetery located?
Petrie Cemetery is at 765 Beacon Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 in Allegheny County. GPS coordinates: 40.44693, -80.11599.
Is Petrie Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian 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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