A visit to the Laurel 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 Laurel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Laurel Cemetery (FG ID #1936188).
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 Laurel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Cemetery:
41.0580, -75.7775
The Laurel Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.
The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Laurel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laurel Cemetery.
Establishment of the Laurel Cemetery ...
The Laurel Cemetery was established in 1790.
Established in 1790
Incorporated in 1862
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Laurel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Albert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- St. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hazleton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The German Cemetery is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Jim Thorpe Tomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Jim Thorpe Tomb is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe Tomb
- Locust Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Locust Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laurel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Side
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Penn Lake Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- White Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leslie Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Freeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Penn Haven Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Weatherly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ebervale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albrightsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stoddartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hudsondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harleigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coxes Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Thorpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meckesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Notch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Warrior Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Dorrance
(12 miles [19.3 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 Laurel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laurel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Freeland
- Glen Summit
- Weatherly
- White Haven
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 Laurel 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 Laurel Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1936188
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 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- Laurel 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. |