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. 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 Polish National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Polish National Cemetery:
41.3256, -75.7364
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Old Forge Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge Cemetery
- Jenkins-Harding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slavic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Slavic Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slavic Cemetery
- 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 29 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)
- 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)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Hughestown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Yatesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- 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)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Duryea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pittston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moosic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Pittston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laflin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minooka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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)
- West Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyoming
- 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 first turn to 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 Polish National 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 Polish National Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1184205 (Polish National Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1184205 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: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avoca
- Location given for Polish National Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3261913 Lon: -75.7365809
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Polish National Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |
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