A visit to the East Benton 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 East Benton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Benton Cemetery:
41.5765, -75.6730
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Benton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Benton 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 East Benton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Benton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the East Benton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Benton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wallsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wallsville Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsville Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Wetherby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Dalton / Scranton Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Sicklers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Decker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
- Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery
- The Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shoemaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46333 <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
- Assumption Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Scott Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Valley Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Valley Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Harding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery
- The Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pedrick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45743 <5>
- Evergreen Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Bank Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bank Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the East Benton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Benton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Benton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Craig
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Carpenter Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Scott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scott is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- La Plume
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Dalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Edella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Green Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Clarks Green
(5 miles [8 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
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Justus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Justus is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Factoryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarks Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Nicholson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blakely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jermyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Schultzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Dickson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Olyphant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peckville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jessup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Archbald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale
(8 miles [12.9 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 East Benton 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 East Benton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbald
- Carbondale
- Clarks Summit
- Nicholson
- Olyphant
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 East Benton 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 East Benton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1173722 (East Benton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1173722 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: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dalton
- Location given for East Benton Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5764677 Lon: -75.6729672
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- East Benton 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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