A visit to the Saint Johns 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 St. Johns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Cemetery:
41.4598, -75.5602
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County<2>.
The county seat for Lackawanna County is located in Scranton. Scranton lies just to the southwest of the St. Johns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Johns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery
- The Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Adalbert Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Old Visitation Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Visitation Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- McDonnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McDonnell Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonnell Cemetery
- The McDonnell Cemetery is located in Scranton.
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Assumption Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Assumption Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Scott Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Valley Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Valley Cemetery
- Russian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Russian Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Leach Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Shady Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shady Lane Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
- Cathedral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cathedral Cemetery is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Cemetery
- Fairview Memorial Estate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Childs Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jessup
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jessup is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <6>
- Peckville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Throop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Throop is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <6>
- Archbald
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blakely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olyphant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dickson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Dunmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunmore is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <6>
- Mount Cobb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cobb is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Jermyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jermyn is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <6>
- Elmhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wimmers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wimmers is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Cortez
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cortez is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Green Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Justus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Justus is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Scranton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drinker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drinker is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Edella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edella is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Hollisterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Clarks Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Green is also located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Clarks Summit
(7 miles [11.3 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 St. Johns Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lackawanna County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbald
- Clarks Summit
- Dunmore
- Elmhurst
- Olyphant
- 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 professional and volunteer 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 St. Johns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lackawanna 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 St. Johns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1199442 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1199442 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: Lackawanna
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Olyphant
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4598036 Lon: -75.5601864
- 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 Lackawanna, 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- St. Johns 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |