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A visit to the Locust Ridge 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 Locust Ridge Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Locust Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   41.1274°   (41° 7' 38")

Lon:   -75.5517°   (-75° 33' 6")

The Locust Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Stroudsburg. Stroudsburg lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Locust Ridge Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Locust Ridge Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Thornhurst Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177695 <5>
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Springbrook Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springbrook Cemetery
    • The Springbrook Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Springbrook Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Daleville.
    • The Springbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Springbrook Congregational Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1370723 <5>
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Daleville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daleville Cemetery
    • The Daleville Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • The Daleville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Daleville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160775 <5>
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Maple Lake UMC Upper Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Maple Lake UMC Lower Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Dotters Corners Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotters Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotters Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dotters Corners Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Middle Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middle Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Hillside Memorial Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Memorial Cemetery
      • The Hillside Memorial Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • The Hillside Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Effort Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194215 <5>
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Freytown Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • St. Catherines Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jericho Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jericho Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jericho Cemetery is located in Wayne County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Locust Ridge Cemetery.

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

  • Locust Lakes Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
    • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
  • Stoddartsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stoddartsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
    • Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
  • Pocono Pines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocono Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocono Pines
    • Pocono Pines is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocono Pines <7>
  • Long Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tobyhanna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pocono
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pocono have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pocono
    • Mount Pocono is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pocono <7>
  • Albrightsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Meckesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
    • Meckesville is located in Carbon County
  • Pocono Summit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • East Side
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Side have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
    • East Side is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Yostville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
    • Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
  • Spring Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
    • Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lehigh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lehigh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
    • Bear Creek Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Penn Lake Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penn Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
      • Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • McMichael
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
      • McMichael is located in Monroe County
    • Leslie Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leslie Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
      • Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
    • Unionville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Carbon County
    • Appenzell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appenzell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
      • Appenzell is located in Monroe County
    • Reeders
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
      • Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
    • Turnersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
      • Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
    • Mountainhome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • La Anna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Anna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
      • La Anna is located in Pike County
    • South Sterling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Moscow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <7>

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 Locust Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Locust Ridge 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 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 Locust Ridge 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 Locust Ridge Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1179792  (Locust Ridge Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1179792 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: Thornhurst
    • County: Monroe         Elev: 539
    • Location given for GNIS #1179792 (Locust Ridge Cemetery)

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.pa.us/

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

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 Monroe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Locust Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1274, Longitude: -75.5517       In this case, the coordinates for the Locust Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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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