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A visit to the Forty Fort 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 Forty Fort Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forty Fort 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 Forty Fort Cemetery

Lat:   41.2856°   (41° 17' 8")

Lon:   -75.8716°   (-75° 52' 17")

The Forty Fort 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 of the Forty Fort Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Forty Fort Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Ignatius Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery
    • The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ignatius Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pringle.
    • The St. Ignatius Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Ignatius Catholic Church Cemetery
    • St. Ignatius Parish Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975437 <5>
  • St. John's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hollenbeck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Johns Slovak of Luzerne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Mary's Annunciation Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cooper - Blanchard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Cecilias Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecilias Cemetery
    • The St. Cecilias Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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. Nicholas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
      • The St. Vincent's RC Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincent's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Plymouth.
      • The St. Vincent's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Vincent DePaul Cemetery
      • St. Vincent's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46268 <5>
    • Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery
      • The Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery is located in Wilkes-Barre.
    • Oak Lawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
      • The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilkes-Barre.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140050 <5>
    • St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
      • The St. John the Evangelist Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The St. John the Evangelist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Market Street Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159726 <5>
    • Jenkins-Harding Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Memorial Shrine Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Huntsville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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. Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • Shawnee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shawnee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shawnee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilkes-Barre.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #841537 <5>
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilkes-Barre.
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ashley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45352 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brick Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Forty Fort Cemetery.

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

  • Forty Fort
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Swoyersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pringle
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Port Bowkley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Courtdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • 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
  • Luzerne
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Edwardsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilkes-Barre
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Miners Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Mills
    • Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
  • Hilldale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
    • Hilldale is located in Luzerne County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Port Blanchard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Wyoming
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • West Wyoming
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Larksville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larksville
      • Larksville is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larksville <7>
    • Laflin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
      • Laflin is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
    • Exeter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Carverton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Trucksville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Plymouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Yatesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • West Pittston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hughestown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Pittston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dallas
      (5 miles [8 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 Forty Fort Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Forty Fort 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 Forty Fort Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1699877  (Forty Fort Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1699877 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: Pittston
    • County: Luzerne         Elev: 165
    • Location given for GNIS #1699877 (Forty Fort 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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forty Fort Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2856, Longitude: -75.8716       In this case, the coordinates for the Forty Fort 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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