A visit to the East Canaan 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 Canaan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Canaan Cemetery:
41.5181, -75.4016
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Canaan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Canaan Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Honesdale. Honesdale lies just to the east northeast of the East Canaan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Canaan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the East Canaan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Canaan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Canaan Cemetery
- Tisdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale Cemetery
- Darling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Darling Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Saints Peter and Paul Greek Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- The St. Rose Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #719463 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Childs Jewish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Hollisterville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Dyberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyberry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Schoonover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Schoonover Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoonover Cemetery
- Glass Factory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bank Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandy Bank Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bank Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- All Saints Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The All Saints Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints 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 East Canaan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Canaan
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Cortez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cortez is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Tresslarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Waymart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prompton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prompton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Keen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Vandling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vandling is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Simpson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Archbald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seelyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seelyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mayfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jermyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jessup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Cobb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Wimmers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Drinker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Hollisterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Honesdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peckville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forest City Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Uswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Aldenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aldenville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
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 Canaan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Canaan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbald
- Bethany
- Carbondale
- Forest City
- Honesdale
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 either 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 Canaan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Canaan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1173786 (East Canaan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1173786 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 417 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waymart
- Location given for East Canaan Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5181405 Lon: -75.4015698
- 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 Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Canaan 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |