A visit to the Polish National Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Polish National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polish National Cemetery
Lat: 41.3256° (41° 19' 32")
Lon: -75.7364° (-75° 44' 11")
The Polish National Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<1>.
The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Polish National Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Polish National Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Polish National Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marcy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Forge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Forge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Forge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Forge Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jenkins-Harding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slavic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slavic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slavic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Slavic Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Dreisbach - Morse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Stanislaus Polish National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Italian American Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Greek Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Vladimirs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs RC 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 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Polish National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Polish National Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dupont
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Dupont is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <6>
- Avoca
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Langdon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Houston City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Duryea
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duryea
- Duryea is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duryea <6>
- Hughestown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughestown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Yatesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Lawrenceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belian Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Pittston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
- Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <6>
- Moosic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
- Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <6>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Pittston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laflin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <6>
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <6>
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <6>
- Port Blanchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hilldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyoming
- West Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
- Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miners Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Swoyersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Port Bowkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milwaukee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scranton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Polish National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Polish National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies less than 2 miles<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Polish National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Pittston
- Scranton
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 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 Polish National Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Luzerne County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Polish National Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Polish National Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1184205 (Polish National Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1184205 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Avoca
- County: Luzerne Elev: 244
- Location given for GNIS #1184205 (Polish National Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Polish National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3256, Longitude: -75.7364 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |