A visit to the Raven Creek 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 Raven Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Raven Creek Cemetery (FG ID #1423650).
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 Raven Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Raven Creek Cemetery:
41.2159, -76.3493
The Raven Creek Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Benton.
The cemetery is located in Columbia County<3>.
The county seat for Columbia County is located in Bloomsburg. Bloomsburg lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south southwest of the Raven Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Raven Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Raven Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Raven Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Belles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Belles Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belles Cemetery
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Graveyard Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Graveyard Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graveyard Hill
- Goss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rohrsburg Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lemon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Broadway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Center UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Benscoter Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ikelers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benscoter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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]<2> of the Raven Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Raven Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Benton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairmount Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Register
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harveyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rohrsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zaner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jonestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Huntington Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rittenhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Coles Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waterton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richarts Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unityville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lungerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Raven Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Columbia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Raven Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Raven Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Columbia 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 Raven Creek Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1423650
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> | 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- Raven Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |