A visit to the Clifton 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 Clifton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Clifton Cemetery (FG ID #44602).
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 Clifton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clifton Cemetery:
41.2331, -75.5422
The Clifton Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County<2>.
The county seat for Lackawanna County is located in Scranton. Scranton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Clifton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clifton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Clifton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clifton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Lake UMC Upper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Lake UMC Lower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Freytown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Locust Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge Cemetery
- Fairview Memorial Estate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jericho Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Polish National Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- All Saints Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The All Saints Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Italian American Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Greek Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus Polish National Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Vladimirs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs RC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollisterville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clifton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clifton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Yostville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lehigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locust Lakes Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Mount Pocono
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Tobyhanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stoddartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elmhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pocono Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- La Anna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pocono Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Langdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panther
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hollisterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drinker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wimmers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Cobb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Minooka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moosic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Houston City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Avoca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont
(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 Clifton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lackawanna County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clifton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Elmhurst
- Moscow
- Mount Pocono
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 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 Clifton 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 Clifton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #44602
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1172004 (Clifton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1172004 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: 534 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thornhurst
- Location given for Clifton Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2325837 Lon: -75.5421315
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clifton 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |