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. 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 Eaton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eaton Cemetery:
41.3776, -75.8935
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
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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)
- The Fern Brook Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Brook Cemetery
- Fitch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fitch Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Fern Knoll Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fern Knoll Burial Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Knoll Burial Park
- 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)
- The St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
- 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)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Cecilias Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecilias Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Dreisbach - Morse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapel Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapel Lawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Lawn Cemetery
- Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Greenwood Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
- 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)
- The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
- 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)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Huntsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Huntsville Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Cemetery
- 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)
- The Forty Fort Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort Cemetery
- Cooper - Blanchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper - Blanchard Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper - Blanchard Cemetery
- 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)
- The Jenkins-Harding Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins-Harding Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jenkins-Harding Cemetery is located in Pittston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256239 <5>
- 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)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- 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 34 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)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Carverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carverton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
- Dallas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyoming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Kunkle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Trucksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
- Swoyersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Pittston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Beaumont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Back Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Courtdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Pringle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pringle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- 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)
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Hilldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilldale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Port Blanchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Blanchard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blanchard
- Pittston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milwaukee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lehman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Port Bowkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Port Bowkley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bowkley
- Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laflin is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
- Yatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Hughestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Duryea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Harveys Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 first turn to 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 Eaton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Luzerne 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 Eaton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1198694 (Eaton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1198694 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: Luzerne
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Moreland
- Location given for Eaton Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3775792 Lon: -75.8935305
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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 '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- Eaton 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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