A visit to the Decker 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 Decker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Decker Cemetery:
41.6204, -75.6416
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Decker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Decker Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County<2>.
The county seat for Lackawanna County is located in Scranton. Scranton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Decker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Decker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Decker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Decker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- Sicklers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The East Benton Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Clifford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clifford Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford Cemetery
- Willow View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willow View Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Wallsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wallsville Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsville Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Sandy Bank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandy Bank Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bank Cemetery
- Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dundaff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dundaff Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundaff Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Wetherby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] 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>
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Scott Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Scott Valley Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Valley Cemetery
- Assumption Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Welsh Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Welsh Hill Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welsh Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of South Gibson.
- The Welsh Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Community Church Cemetery
- Welsh Hill Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170971 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Decker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Decker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tompkinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Lenoxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- East Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Scott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Royal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Craig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Carpenter Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Green Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- La Plume
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Edella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Mayfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Gibson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nicholson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Factoryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Justus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Justus is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Jermyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vandling
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hop Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blakely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Archbald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
- Forest City
(9 miles [14.5 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 Decker 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 Decker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbald
- Carbondale
- Clarks Summit
- Forest City
- Nicholson
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 professional and volunteer 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 Decker 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 Decker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1173044 (Decker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1173044 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: 386 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dalton
- Location given for Decker Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6203573 Lon: -75.641577
- 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- Decker 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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