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A visit to the McDonnell 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 McDonnell Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDonnell Cemetery has been estimated.<1>

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

Lat:   41.4478°   (41° 26' 52")

Lon:   -75.6455°   (-75° 38' 43")

The cemetery is located in Lackawanna County<2>.

As an estimate, the McDonnell Cemetery is located in Scranton.

The county seat for Lackawanna County is located in Scranton. Scranton lies just to the south southwest of the McDonnell Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the McDonnell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dunmore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
  • Shady Lane Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shady Lane Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
  • Cathedral Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Adalbert Polish National Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
  • Holy Ghost Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Ghost Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Ghost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Russian Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russian Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Leach Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leach Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leach Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Abington Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abington Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abington Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Abington Hill Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Washburn Street Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Cosner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cosner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cosner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cosner Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Stratford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stratford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stratford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stratford Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Holy Ghost Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Ghost Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Ghost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the McDonnell Cemetery.

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

  • Green Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Throop
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dickson City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
    • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <7>
  • Scranton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dunmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Olyphant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Blakely
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
    • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <7>
  • Justus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jessup
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
    • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <7>
  • Peckville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarks Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
    • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
  • Clarks Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
    • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <7>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Edella
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
      • Edella is located in Lackawanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edella
      • From the McDonnell Cemetery to Edella
    • Taylor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <7>
    • Archbald
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
      • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <7>
    • Green Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Moosic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
      • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <7>
    • Waverly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenburn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Schultzville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Milwaukee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Old Forge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
      • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <7>
    • Belian Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
      • Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
    • Elmhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jermyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
      • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <7>
    • Dalton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Craig
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 McDonnell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lackawanna County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 McDonnell Cemetery:

The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lackawanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 McDonnell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4478, Longitude: -75.6455    
<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 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.
<6>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.
<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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