A visit to the Mount Greenwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Greenwood Cemetery (FG ID #45493).
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. Greenwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery:
41.3114, -75.9373
The Mt. Greenwood Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.
The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies just to the south southeast of the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery ...
The Mt. Greenwood Cemetery was established in 1906.
Name Variations for Mt. Greenwood Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Mt. Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Huntsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Annunciation Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Slovak of Luzerne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Knoll Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapel Lawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Lawn Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. John's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Fort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forty Fort Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort Cemetery
- Fern Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fern Brook Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Brook Cemetery
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- Memorial Shrine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Greenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trucksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Courtdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Luzerne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Larksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pringle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Fort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swoyersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Back Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plymouth Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Port Bowkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyoming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
- Carverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lehman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilkes-Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Port Blanchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kunkle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
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. Greenwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Greenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dallas
- Kingston
- Plymouth
- Wilkes-Barre
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. Greenwood 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 Mt. Greenwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #45493
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1181691 (Mount Greenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1181691 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: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kingston
- Location given for Mount Greenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3106361 Lon: -75.9368649
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Greenwood 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |