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A visit to the Scranton Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Scranton Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scranton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scranton Cemetery

Lat:   42.0305°   (42° 1' 49")

Lon:   -94.5786°   (-94° 34' 42")

The Scranton Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.

The county seat for Greene County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Scranton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Scranton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scranton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dillavou Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillavou Cemetery
    • The Dillavou Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dillavou Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Ralston.
    • The Dillavou Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kendrick Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94586 <5>
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Wright Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Fair Oaks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Oaks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair Oaks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fair Oaks Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Dickson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dickson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Headly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Headly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Headly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Headly Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Salisbury Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salisbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • West Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
    • The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • The West Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glidden Cemetery
    • Merle Hay Cemetery
    • Merle Haye Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96638 <5>
  • Willow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willow Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Golgotha Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golgotha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golgotha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Golgotha Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Old Cedar Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cedar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Cedar Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • McCurdy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCurdy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCurdy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCurdy Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Old Carrollton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Carrollton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Carrollton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Carrollton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Coon Rapids Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenbrier Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbrier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbrier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jefferson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Greene County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Scranton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scranton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Scranton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Scranton is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <6>
  • Ralston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
    • Ralston is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Farlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
    • Farlin is located in Greene County
  • Glidden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
    • Glidden is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <6>
  • Jefferson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <6>
  • Churdan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
    • Churdan is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Coon Rapids
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
    • Coon Rapids is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <6>
  • Bayard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lanesboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
    • Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Lidderdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
    • Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Willey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
    • Willey is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Bagley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cooper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Greene County
    • Wightman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wightman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
      • Wightman is located in Calhoun County
    • Carroll Community Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Community Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Community Estates
      • Carroll Community Estates is located in Carroll County
    • Carroll
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dedham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lohrville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Herndon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
    • Grand Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
      • Grand Junction is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <6>
    • Roselle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
      • Roselle is located in Carroll County
    • Jamaica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Paton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Scranton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scranton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Scranton Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Scranton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #461493  (Scranton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #461493 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Scranton
    • County: Greene         Elev: 369
    • Location given for GNIS #461493 (Scranton Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Scranton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0305, Longitude: -94.5786       In this case, the coordinates for the Scranton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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