A visit to the Marvin 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 Marvin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Marvin Cemetery:
41.2179, -76.1544
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Marvin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Marvin 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 east of the Marvin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Marvin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Marvin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Marvin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Benscoter Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Casimirs Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimirs Cemetery
- Sorber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sorber Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorber Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Broadway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Broadway Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway Cemetery
- Sorberton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sorberton Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorberton Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goss Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Huntington Mills.
- The Goss Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harveyville Cemetery
- Trescott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186549 <5>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Adalbert's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Alberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Alberts Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Alberts Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Lateer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lateer Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lateer Cemetery
- Graveyard Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Graveyard Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graveyard Hill
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Newport Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edgehill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ceasetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ceasetown Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceasetown Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Marvin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Marvin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prichard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
- Bloomingdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Huntington Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shickshinny
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunlock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rittenhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Harveyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Waterton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Glen Lyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Register
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wanamie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Pikes Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Clarks View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- New Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Cease Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Mossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Slocum Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slocum Corners is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Corners
- Nanticoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meeker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Loyalville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Fairmount Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Jonestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Concrete City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concrete City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete City
- Lehman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
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 Marvin Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Marvin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Marvin 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 Marvin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1180509 (Marvin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1180509 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: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shickshinny
- Location given for Marvin Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2178604 Lon: -76.154374
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marvin 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. |