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A visit to the Huntsville 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 Huntsville Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Huntsville Cemetery

Lat:   41.3053°   (41° 18' 19")

Lon:   -75.9689°   (-75° 58' 8")

The Huntsville Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<1>.

The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies just to the southeast of the Huntsville Cemetery .

Name Variations for Huntsville Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Huntsville Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Valley View Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Huntsville Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Huntsville Cemetery.

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

  • Trucksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Back Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Back Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
    • Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
  • Dallas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lehman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Larksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
  • Courtdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  • Plymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Edwardsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pringle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  • Luzerne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Swoyersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Forty Fort
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forty Fort
      • From the Huntsville Cemetery to Forty Fort
    • Carverton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harveys Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
      • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <7>
    • Meeker
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kunkle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kunkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
      • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kunkle
      • From the Huntsville Cemetery to Kunkle
    • Wilkes-Barre
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Bowkley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Plains
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wyoming
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Orange
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
      • Mill City is located in Wyoming County
    • Pikes Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Huntsville Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Huntsville 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 Huntsville Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1190322  (Valley View Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1190322 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: Kingston
    • County: Luzerne         Elev: 359
    • Location given for GNIS #1190322 (Valley View Cemetery)

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Huntsville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3053, Longitude: -75.9689    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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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