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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.

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 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

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trucksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
      • Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
    • Courtdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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.<4> 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 <5>
    • 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.<4> 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 <5>
    • 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.<4> 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
      • Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
    • Plymouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wilkes-Barre
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Plains
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
        • Plains is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <5>
      • 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.<4> 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carverton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
        • Carverton is located in Luzerne County
      • 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.<4> 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Mills
        • Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
      • Hilldale
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
        • Hilldale is located in Luzerne County
      • Port Blanchard
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blanchard
        • Port Blanchard is located in Luzerne County
      • Wyoming
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
      • Kunkle
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kunkle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
        • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
      • Ashley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Laflin
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
        • Laflin is located in Luzerne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
      • 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.<4> 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 <5>
      • Orange
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
        • Orange is located in Luzerne County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Cedar Crest Cemetery.<6>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Huntsville Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • The Huntsville Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The Huntsville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Valley View Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntsville Cemetery
    • 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)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166457 <1>
    • St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The St. Vincent's RC Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincent's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Plymouth.
      • The St. Vincent's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Vincent DePaul Cemetery
      • St. Vincent's Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46268 <1>
    • St. Ignatius Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The St. Ignatius Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Ignatius Catholic Church Cemetery
      • St. Ignatius Parish Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975437 <1>
    • 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)
      • The Fern Knoll Burial Park is located in Luzerne County
      • The Fern Knoll Burial Park has also been known as:
      • Fern Knoll Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Knoll Burial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44847 <1>
    • 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)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • St. Stephens Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
      • Polish Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Polish Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
      • Forty Fort Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forty Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forty Fort Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forty Fort Cemetery
      • Fern Brook Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fern Brook Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Brook Cemetery
      • Chapel Lawn Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chapel Lawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Lawn Cemetery
      • Parks Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Parks Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
      • St. Anns Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
      • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
      • Shawnee Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shawnee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shawnee Cemetery
      • 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.

    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:

    The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

    The official website for State 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.




 

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