A visit to the Mountain View 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 Mountain View Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain View Cemetery:
41.4129, -75.8355
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.
The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Mountain View Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain View Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mountain View Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mountain View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fitch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fitch Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
- Eaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Dreisbach - Morse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Shrine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
- Post Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Post Hill Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Hill Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- The St. John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist Polish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2098514 <5>
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Cecilias Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecilias Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Duryea.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2272689 <5>
- Marcy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Marcy Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy Cemetery
- The Marcy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #526623 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fern Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fern Brook Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Brook Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jenkins-Harding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jenkins-Harding Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins-Harding Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jenkins-Harding Cemetery is located in Pittston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256239 <5>
- Old Forge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Forge Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge Cemetery
- Slavic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Slavic Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slavic Cemetery
- Cosner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cosner Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosner 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 Mountain View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mountain View Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milwaukee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Carverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carverton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
- West Pittston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duryea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Schultzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- West Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyoming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pittston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hughestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Lawrenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Eaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Lake Winola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Port Blanchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Port Blanchard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blanchard
- Dupont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houston City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Moosic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minooka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Osterhout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
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 Mountain View Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Mountain View Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Pittston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mountain View 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 Mountain View Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1199206 (Mountain View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1199206 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: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ransom
- Location given for Mountain View Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4128563 Lon: -75.8354732
- 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 '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- Mountain View 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. |