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Little Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania from 1700 to present.  

Nearest cities: Monessen, PA (2.1 miles ), Wickerham Manor-Fisher, PA (3.0 miles ), Lynnwood-Pricedale, PA (3.0 miles ), North Belle Vernon, PA (3.1 miles ), Belle Vernon, PA (3.4 miles ), North Charleroi, PA (3.7 miles), Charleroi, PA (3.8 miles ), Speers, PA (3.9 miles ).  Latitude: 40.18 N, Longitude: 79.86 W

Gilmore Cemetery

   Donora , Pennsylvania

Located on Rt. 837, in Donora City Limits

Submitted by Cynthia Elkins-Vansil April, 2006  

Alphabetical listings for the individuals buried in this cemetery are not inclusive. The erosion and flooded areas may have dislodged areas of burial. Stones have been washed away, others misplaced. I have tried to be as precise as possible on dates and spellings as many of the stones are either crumbling or worn to the point of being unreadable. If it were not for our family knowing where our Greenwood descendants were buried we may have never found them here. I would thank the groups and individuals who have spent countless hours giving this historic area a facelift. Many people didn’t even know it existed. The men who helped serve in the Civil War for Pennsylvania will also be honored. Donora can feel honored and proud to have such a historical cemetery in its town.

Gilmore Cemetery was named for Captain John Gilmore who lived in Donora as early as 1863. He operated a steamboat on the Monongahela River with eight vessels. He deeded the land for use as a burial ground.

The cemetery is approximately one block in size, and has a 300 ft cyclone fence around it. Stone steps are in the middle, so I have made all direction to areas as if you’re walking up the steps and facing the cemetery. Empty spaces designate either missing or unreadable names or dates.  Please visit the Washington County PAGenWeb for the census of the cemetery.

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The Wikipedia Encyclopedia online lists these cities, towns and boroughs along the Monongahela River.  

Allenport, Pennsylvania 
Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania 
Braddock, Pennsylvania 
Brownsville, Pennsylvania 
California, Washington Co., Pennsylvania 
Charleroi, Washington Co., Pennsylvania  - see above list
Clairton, Pennsylvania 
Coal Center, Washington Co., Pennsylvania 
Donora, Washington Co., Pennsylvania 
Dravosburg, Pennsylvania 
Dunlevy, Pennsylvania 
Duquesne, Pennsylvania 
Elco, Washington Co., Pennsylvania 
Elizabeth, Pennsylvania 
Fairmont, West Virginia 
Fayette City, Pennsylvania 
Fredericktown-Millsboro, Pennsylvania 
Glassport, Pennsylvania 
Granville, West Virginia 
Greensboro, Pennsylvania 
Hiller, Pennsylvania 
Homestead, Pennsylvania 
McKeesport, Pennsylvania 
Monessen, Pennsylvania 
Monongahela, Washington Co., Pennsylvania 
Morgantown, West Virginia 
Munhall, Pennsylvania 
Nemacolin, Pennsylvania 
New Eagle, Pennsylvania 
Newell, Pennsylvania 
North Braddock, Pennsylvania 
North Charleroi, Washington Co., Pennsylvania 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
Point Marion, Pennsylvania 
Port Vue, Pennsylvania 
Rankin, Pennsylvania 
* Rivesville, West Virginia 
Roscoe, Washington Co., Pennsylvania 
Speers, Washington Co., Pennsylvania 
Star City, West Virginia 
Stockdale, Pennsylvania 
West Brownsville, Washington Co., Pennsylvania 
West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania 
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania 
Westover, West Virginia 
Whitaker, Pennsylvania 

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Churches in Donora include: First Pilgrim Church (A), Saint Phillips Church (B), Saint Pauls Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map 

Cemeteries: Memorial Park Cemetery (1), Gilmore Cemetery (2), Saint Domanick Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map 

Park in Donora: Palmer Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map 

Donora Historical Society (Est. 1946)

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