A visit to the Good Shepherd 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 Good Shepherd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Good Shepherd Cemetery:
41.2612, -76.0716
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Good Shepherd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Good Shepherd 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 east of the Good Shepherd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Good Shepherd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Good Shepherd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ceasetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ceasetown Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceasetown Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Sorberton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sorberton Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorberton Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Casimirs Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimirs Cemetery
- Edgehill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Bronson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bronson Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson Cemetery
- Benscoter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Benscoter Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benscoter Cemetery
- The Benscoter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arnold - Benscote Cemeetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Marvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Newport Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Nanticoke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Good Shepherd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Good Shepherd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cease Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Hunlock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pikes Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Meeker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Prichard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
- Lehman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loyalville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Glen Lyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Nanticoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Wanamie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Back Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Concrete City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concrete City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete City
- Warrior Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Plymouth Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Larksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trucksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
- Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harveys Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shickshinny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Slocum Corners is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Corners
- Sugar Notch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Courtdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Rittenhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Pleasant Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
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 Good Shepherd Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Good Shepherd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dallas
- Nanticoke
- Plymouth
- Shickshinny
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 Good Shepherd 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 Good Shepherd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1175800 (Good Shepherd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1175800 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: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harveys Lake
- Location given for Good Shepherd Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2611929 Lon: -76.0715921
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Good Shepherd 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. |