A visit to the Jackson Township Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Jackson Twp. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Jackson Twp. Cemetery (FG ID #1976622).
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 Jackson Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jackson Twp. Cemetery:
41.1953, -76.4559
The Jackson Twp. Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Jackson.
The cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.
The county seat for Columbia County is located in Bloomsburg. Bloomsburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Jackson Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jackson Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Jackson Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jackson Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Center UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lemon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rohrsburg Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg Cemetery
- Gordner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gordner Cemetery is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordner Cemetery
- Ikelers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Raven Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Belles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Belles Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belles Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Graveyard Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Graveyard Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graveyard Hill
- Goss Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- Hidlay Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jackson Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jackson Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jackson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coles Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rohrsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Richarts Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unityville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Biggerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Welliversville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zaner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lungerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eyers Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Orangeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Clarks View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairmount Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lairdsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jerseytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mordansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jonestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Register
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jamison City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Beaver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 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 Jackson Twp. Cemetery. The following communities are located in Columbia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jackson Twp. 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 helpful 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 Jackson Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Columbia 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 Jackson Twp. Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1976622
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Columbia, 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- Jackson Twp. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |