A visit to the Cedar Crest Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Cedar Crest Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cedar Crest Cemetery (FG ID #913512)
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 Cedar Crest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cedar Crest Cemetery
Lat: 41.3016° (41° 18' 5")
Lon: -75.9309° (-75° 55' 51")
The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.
The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies just to the south southeast of the Cedar Crest Cemetery .
Establishment of the Cedar Crest Cemetery ...
The Cedar Crest Cemetery was established in 1844.
Name Variations for Cedar Crest Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Cedar Crest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trucksville UMC Cemetery
- Trucksville Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Cedar Crest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cedar Crest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Mary's Annunciation Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Johns Slovak of Luzerne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Knoll Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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- St. Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Forty Fort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forty Fort Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forty Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Forty Fort Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Fern Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Brook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fern Brook Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Chapel Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Lawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chapel Lawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- St. Anns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Shawnee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shawnee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shawnee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Hollenbeck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Memorial Shrine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Cedar Crest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cedar Crest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trucksville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Courtdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
- Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Larksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larksville
- Larksville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larksville <7>
- Edwardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <7>
- Pringle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Pringle is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
- Luzerne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swoyersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dallas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Fort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forty Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Forty Fort
- From the Cedar Crest Cemetery to Forty Fort
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilkes-Barre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Port Bowkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyoming
- West Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
- Carverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Back Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Back Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Lehman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miners Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Port Blanchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <7>
- Kunkle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kunkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kunkle
- From the Cedar Crest Cemetery to Kunkle
- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laflin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <7>
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Cedar Crest Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cedar Crest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dallas
- Kingston
- Plymouth
- Wilkes-Barre
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Cedar Crest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Luzerne County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Cedar Crest Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Cedar Crest Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #913512
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 Cedar Crest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3016, Longitude: -75.9309 |
<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 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |