A visit to the Newport Center 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 Newport Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newport Center Cemetery:
41.1904, -76.0383
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Newport Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Newport Center Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.
The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies just to the east northeast of the Newport Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Newport Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Newport Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newport Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- St. Joseph Slovak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Russian Orthodox Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Russian Orthodox Cemetery
- The St. Johns Russian Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Orthodox Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2625956 <5>
- Nanticoke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edgehill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sorberton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sorberton Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorberton Cemetery
- St. Adalbert's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Alberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Alberts Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Alberts Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hanover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hanover Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanover Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilkes-Barre.
- The Hanover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hanover Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45029 <5>
- Ohav Zedek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ohav Zedek Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohav Zedek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ohav Zedek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilkes-Barre.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193706 <5>
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Casimirs Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimirs Cemetery
- Sorber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sorber Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorber Cemetery
- Shawnee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ceasetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ceasetown Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceasetown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Newport Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newport Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wanamie
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Hunlock Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glen Lyon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Nanticoke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Slocum Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slocum Corners is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Corners
- Concrete City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concrete City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete City
- Warrior Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Cease Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Sugar Notch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shickshinny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dorrance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Plymouth Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Prichard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
- Albert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albert is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Ashley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Larksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pikes Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Mountain Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilkes-Barre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lehman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Meeker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
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 Newport Center Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Newport Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kingston
- Nanticoke
- Plymouth
- Shickshinny
- Wilkes-Barre
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Newport Center 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 Newport Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1182408 (Newport Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182408 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: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nanticoke
- Location given for Newport Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1903602 Lon: -76.038258
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newport Center 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. |