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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:

41.4345, -75.6216

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 just to the 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 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Mt. Carmel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McDonnell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The McDonnell Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonnell Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McDonnell Cemetery is located in Scranton.
  • Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery
    • The Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Marys Cemetery
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Adalbert Polish National Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery
    • The St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary's Visitation Cemetery
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
  • Cathedral Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Cathedral Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Cemetery
  • Washburn Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Washburn Street Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Street Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washburn Street Cemetery is located in Scranton.
    • The Washburn Street Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hyde Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46584 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Holy Ghost Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
    • Russian Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Russian Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Cemetery
    • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    • Leach Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Leach Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
    • Shady Lane Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shady Lane Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane Cemetery
    • Stratford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Stratford Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford Cemetery
    • Holy Ghost Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels 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:

  • Green Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Dunmore
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <6>
  • Throop
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Throop is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <6>
  • Scranton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dickson City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Olyphant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Peckville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blakely
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Justus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Justus is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
  • Jessup
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <6>
  • Taylor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <6>
  • Minooka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Edella
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Edella is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
    • Elmhurst
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Archbald
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarks Green
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
    • Clarks Summit
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Moosic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <6>
    • Mount Cobb
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
    • Green Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
    • Old Forge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Belian Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
    • Wimmers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
    • Jermyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <6>
    • Waverly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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. 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.

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 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 #1199195  (Mount Carmel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1199195 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: 311 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Olyphant
      • Location given for Mount Carmel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.4345249     Lon: -75.6215774
      • 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 '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- 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.