A visit to the Old Canaan 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 Old Canaan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Canaan Cemetery:
41.5665, -75.4052
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Canaan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Canaan Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Honesdale. Honesdale lies just to the east of the Old Canaan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Canaan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Canaan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Keen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- South Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The South Canaan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan Cemetery
- East Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The East Canaan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canaan Cemetery
- Saints Peter and Paul Greek Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- The St. Rose Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #719463 <5>
- Brookside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Childs Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Darling Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
- Glass Factory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tisdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dyberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dyberry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Schoonover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Schoonover Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoonover Cemetery
- Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery
- The Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199089 <5>
- Sandy Bank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sandy Bank Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bank Cemetery
- East Dyberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The East Dyberry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dyberry Cemetery
- Burdick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Burdick Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick Cemetery
- Dundaff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Dundaff Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundaff Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Canaan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waymart
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Keen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
- South Canaan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Prompton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prompton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Simpson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vandling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vandling is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Carbondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aldenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aldenville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Forest City Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
- Seelyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seelyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Forest City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mayfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jermyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cortez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cortez is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Tresslarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Honesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dyberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dyberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
- Tanners Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls
- Archbald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Carley Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carley Brook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
- Green Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Peckville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jessup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laurella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurella is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
- Siko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Siko is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
- Tompkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
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 Old Canaan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Canaan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbald
- Bethany
- Carbondale
- Forest City
- Honesdale
- Union Dale
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 websites either 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 Old Canaan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Old Canaan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1182901 (Old Canaan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182901 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 443 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waymart
- Location given for Old Canaan Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5664737 Lon: -75.405181
- 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 Wayne, 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' (or 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- Old Canaan 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. |
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