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A visit to the Eaton Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Eaton Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eaton Cemetery

Lat:   41.3776°   (41° 22' 39")

Lon:   -75.8935°   (-75° 53' 36")

The Eaton Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.

The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Eaton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Eaton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eaton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Memorial Shrine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fern Brook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fern Brook Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Fitch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fitch Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Fern Knoll Burial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Knoll Burial Park
    • The Fern Knoll Burial Park is located in Luzerne County
    • The Fern Knoll Burial Park has also been known as:
    • Fern Knoll Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44847 <5>
  • St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
    • The St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • The St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Johns Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46067 <5>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166457 <5>
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John the Baptist Polish Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2098514 <5>
  • St. Cecilias Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecilias Cemetery
    • The St. Cecilias Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Huff Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Cemetery
      • The Huff Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • Dreisbach - Morse Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chapel Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Lawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Mt. Greenwood Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The Mt. Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45493 <5>
    • Cedar Crest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Crest Cemetery
      • The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The Cedar Crest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trucksville Cemetery
      • Trucksville UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #913512 <5>
    • St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Parks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parks Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • Huntsville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntsville Cemetery
      • The Huntsville Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The Huntsville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Valley View Cemetery
    • St. Johns Slovak of Luzerne Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • St. Mary's Annunciation Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Forty Fort Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forty Fort Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forty Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forty Fort Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • Cooper - Blanchard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper - Blanchard Cemetery
      • The Cooper - Blanchard Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The Cooper - Blanchard Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blanchard - Cooper Cemetery
      • Plainsville Cemetery
    • Jenkins-Harding Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brick Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Duryea.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2272689 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eaton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eaton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Orange
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Luzerne County
  • Carverton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carverton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
    • Carverton is located in Luzerne County
  • Dallas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Wyoming
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyoming
    • West Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Mill City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
    • Mill City is located in Wyoming County
  • Kunkle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kunkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
    • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
  • Trucksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trucksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
    • Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
  • Swoyersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wyoming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <7>
  • Exeter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <7>
  • West Pittston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vernon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Wyoming County
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Beaumont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
    • Back Mountain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Back Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
      • Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
    • Courtdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
      • Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Pringle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
      • Pringle is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
    • Luzerne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Forty Fort
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forty Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
      • Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
    • Hilldale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
      • Hilldale is located in Luzerne County
    • Port Blanchard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Blanchard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blanchard
      • Port Blanchard is located in Luzerne County
    • Pittston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Milwaukee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milwaukee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
      • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
    • Lehman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Edwardsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
      • Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <7>
    • Kingston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Port Bowkley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Bowkley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bowkley
      • Port Bowkley is located in Luzerne County
    • Plains
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Laflin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
      • Laflin is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
    • Yatesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Hughestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
      • Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
    • Duryea
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duryea
      • Duryea is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duryea <7>
    • Lawrenceville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
    • Harveys Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
      • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <7>

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 Eaton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eaton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Eaton Cemetery:

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 Eaton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1198694  (Eaton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1198694 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Center Moreland
    • County: Luzerne         Elev: 315
    • Location given for GNIS #1198694 (Eaton Cemetery)

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Luzerne, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Eaton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3776, Longitude: -75.8935       In this case, the coordinates for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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