A visit to the Buena Vista Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Buena Vista Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buena Vista Cemetery:
40.9263, -75.3819
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buena Vista Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Stroudsburg. Stroudsburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Buena Vista Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Buena Vista Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Buena Vista Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buena Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillside Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Memorial Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Memorial Cemetery
- The Hillside Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Effort Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194215 <5>
- Lake View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Kellersville Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Middle Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Middle Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek Cemetery
- Dotters Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bruch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bruch Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruch Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Wind Gap.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405686 <5>
- Jerusalem Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Plainfield Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Cemetery
- The Plainfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162996 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Mennonite Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Kellers Cherry Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Buena Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buena Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brodheadsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rossland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- McMichael
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Appenzell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Kresgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reeders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wind Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pen Argyl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Little Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Roseto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Long Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Arndts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- New Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Bangor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stroudsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meckesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Chapman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Belfast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belfast is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- East Stroudsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danielsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pocono Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eastlawn Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eastlawn Gardens is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Gardens
- Kesslersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- East Bangor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Albrightsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Buena Vista Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buena Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bangor
- East Stroudsburg
- Pen Argyl
- Stroudsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Buena Vista Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Monroe County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Buena Vista Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1170596 (Buena Vista Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1170596 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brodheadsville
- Location given for Buena Vista Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9303703 Lon: -75.3887949
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Monroe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buena Vista Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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