A visit to the Cook 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 Cook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cook Cemetery:
41.5737, -75.6246
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cook Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County<2>.
The county seat for Lackawanna County is located in Scranton. Scranton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Cook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Cook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Sicklers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Benton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The East Benton Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton Cemetery
- Wetherby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Scott Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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 southeast)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Decker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Assumption Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Sandy Bank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Bank Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bank Cemetery
- Harding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wallsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wallsville Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsville Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery
- The Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199089 <5>
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Russian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Russian Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Childs Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Willow View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Willow View Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View Cemetery
- Clifford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clifford Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scott
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scott is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Tompkinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- East Benton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Craig
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Green Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Carpenter Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Edella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Justus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Justus is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Mayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jermyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Glenburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Clarks Green
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Blakely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peckville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Archbald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Lenoxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- La Plume
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Clarks Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olyphant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jessup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vandling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vandling is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Simpson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Cook Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lackawanna County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cook 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 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 Cook 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 Cook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1172379 (Cook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1172379 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: 408 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dalton
- Location given for Cook Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5736909 Lon: -75.6246324
- 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 '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- Cook 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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