A visit to the Carpenter 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 Carpenter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carpenter Cemetery:
41.5529, -75.6488
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County<2>.
The county seat for Lackawanna County is located in Scranton. Scranton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Carpenter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carpenter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Carpenter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carpenter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Wetherby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wetherby Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherby Cemetery
- The Wetherby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Weatherby Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46589 <5>
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- East Benton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The East Benton Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton Cemetery
- Wallsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wallsville Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsville Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Assumption Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Scott Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Valley Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Valley Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waverly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45070 <5>
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Russian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Russian Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sicklers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Dalton / Scranton Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scranton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton Cemetery
- Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery
- The Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shoemaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46333 <5>
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Sandy Bank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandy Bank Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bank Cemetery
- Decker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Carpenter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carpenter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Craig
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- East Benton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Scott
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Edella
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Green Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Justus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Justus is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Tompkinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Carpenter Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Dalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Clarks Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clarks Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blakely
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jermyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- La Plume
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Dickson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olyphant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peckville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jessup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Archbald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Factoryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Schultzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Throop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lenoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
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 Carpenter Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lackawanna County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carpenter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbald
- Carbondale
- Clarks Summit
- Olyphant
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Carpenter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lackawanna 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 Carpenter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1171240 (Carpenter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1171240 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: Lackawanna
- Est. Elev: 411 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dalton
- Location given for Carpenter Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5528571 Lon: -75.6488
- 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 Lackawanna, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carpenter 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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