A visit to the Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
41.5431, -75.6852
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County<2>.
The county seat for Lackawanna County is located in Scranton. Scranton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wallsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wallsville Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsville Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waverly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45070 <5>
- Wetherby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wetherby Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherby Cemetery
- The Wetherby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Weatherby Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46589 <5>
- Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Dalton / Scranton Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scranton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton Cemetery
- Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery
- The Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shoemaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46333 <5>
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- East Benton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The East Benton Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Russian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Russian Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Cemetery
- Scott Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Scott Valley Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Valley Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Shady Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shady Lane Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Assumption Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waverly
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Craig
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Carpenter Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Dalton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glenburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Clarks Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Edella
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- East Benton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Clarks Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Justus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Justus is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Scott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- La Plume
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Green Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Tompkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Factoryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Schultzville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Dickson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olyphant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blakely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Throop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peckville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jessup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Archbald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jermyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mayfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nicholson
(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 Franklin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lackawanna County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbald
- Clarks Summit
- Nicholson
- Olyphant
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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lackawanna 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1175144 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1175144 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: Lackawanna
- Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dalton
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5431341 Lon: -75.6851902
- 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 Lackawanna, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin 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. |