A visit to the Fern Brook 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 Fern Brook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fern Brook Cemetery:
41.3617, -75.9313
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fern Brook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fern Brook Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.
The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies just to the south southeast of the Fern Brook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fern Brook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Fern Brook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fern Brook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- Memorial Shrine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Chapel Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Lawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Lawn Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Huntsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Fitch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fitch Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Polish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- St. Johns Slovak of Luzerne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Annunciation Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Cecilias Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecilias Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fern Brook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fern Brook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dallas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Kunkle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Back Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Trucksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
- Carverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carverton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Lehman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Courtdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Luzerne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swoyersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- West Wyoming
(5 miles [8 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
- Harveys Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Larksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Forty Fort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- 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
- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meeker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Plymouth Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Port Bowkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port Bowkley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bowkley
- Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hilldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hilldale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Pittston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Pittston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Noxen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Fern Brook Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fern Brook 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 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 Fern Brook 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 Fern Brook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1174696 (Fern Brook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1174696 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: 352 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kingston
- Location given for Fern Brook Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3617462 Lon: -75.9313094
- 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 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- Fern Brook 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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