A visit to the Mount Carmel 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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery:
41.5876, -75.5160
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County<2>.
The county seat for Lackawanna County is located in Scranton. Scranton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Mt. Carmel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Carmel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Carmel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brookside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- The St. Rose Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #719463 <5>
- Saints Peter and Paul Greek Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery
- The Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199089 <5>
- Sandy Bank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sandy Bank Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bank Cemetery
- Childs Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dundaff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dundaff Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundaff Cemetery
- Sicklers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Old Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Canaan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Canaan Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burdick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Burdick Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick Cemetery
- Willow View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Willow View Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View Cemetery
- Clifford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clifford Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford Cemetery
- Decker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
- Scott Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Valley Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Valley Cemetery
- Assumption Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Cemetery
- South Canaan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The South Canaan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan Cemetery
- East Canaan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The East Canaan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canaan Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Burdick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Burdick Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Carmel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carbondale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vandling
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vandling is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Simpson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mayfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jermyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waymart
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest City Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
- Forest City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Scott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scott is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Green Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Archbald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Craig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- South Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Keen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
- Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- East Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Edella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Justus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Justus is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Blakely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peckville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jessup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cortez
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cortez is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Aldenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aldenville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Lenoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lackawanna County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbald
- Carbondale
- Forest City
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 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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lackawanna 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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1181668 (Mount Carmel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1181668 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: Lackawanna
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carbondale
- Location given for Mount Carmel Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5875821 Lon: -75.516018
- 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 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 '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- Mt. Carmel 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. |