A visit to the Ohav Zedek 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 Ohav Zedek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ohav Zedek Cemetery (FG ID #2193706).
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 Ohav Zedek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ohav Zedek Cemetery:
41.2175, -75.9561
The Ohav Zedek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilkes-Barre.
The cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.
Adjacent to the Ohav Zedek Cemetery and just to the east is the Hanover Cemetery.
The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies just to the east northeast of the Ohav Zedek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ohav Zedek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Ohav Zedek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ohav Zedek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shawnee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nanticoke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Slovak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edgehill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newport Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Annunciation Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ceasetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ceasetown Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceasetown Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollenbeck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Slovak of Luzerne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Ohav Zedek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ohav Zedek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Warrior Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nanticoke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concrete City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Notch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Plymouth Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Larksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes-Barre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cease Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wanamie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forty Fort
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pringle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Courtdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Hunlock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Lyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Bowkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swoyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trucksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Ohav Zedek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ohav Zedek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kingston
- Nanticoke
- Plymouth
- 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 Ohav Zedek 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 Ohav Zedek Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2193706
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 '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- Ohav Zedek 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. |