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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery (FG ID #2305465)

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 St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery

Lat:   41.3462°   (41° 20' 46")

Lon:   -75.7686°   (-75° 46' 6")

The St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.

The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery .

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 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 St. Johns the Baptist 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 St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Duryea
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
    • West Pittston
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pittston
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hughestown
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Houston City
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
      • Houston City is located in Luzerne County
    • Avoca
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <5>
    • Lawrenceville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
    • Exeter
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
    • Dupont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
    • Langdon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
      • Langdon is located in Luzerne County
    • Old Forge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
    • Yatesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Belian Village
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
        • Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
      • 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.<4> 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 <5>
      • West Wyoming
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
      • Wyoming
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
      • Port Blanchard
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blanchard
        • Port Blanchard is located in Luzerne County
      • Laflin
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
        • Laflin is located in Luzerne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
      • Taylor
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
      • Hilldale
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
        • Hilldale is located in Luzerne County
      • Carverton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carverton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
        • Carverton is located in Luzerne County
      • Swoyersville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Plains
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
        • Plains is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <5>
      • Miners Mills
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Mills
        • Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
      • Luzerne
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Forty Fort
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
        • Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
      • Scranton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
        • Orange is located in Luzerne County

    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 the Baptist 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 St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Avoca
      • Avoca lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Pittston
    • Scranton

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Brick Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Marcy Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • The Marcy Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The Marcy Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brick UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcy Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #526623 <1>
    • Dreisbach - Morse Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Huff Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Huff Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Cemetery
    • St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Polish National Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Forge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Forge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Forge Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Forge Cemetery
    • Slavic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slavic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slavic Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slavic Cemetery
    • St. Cecilias Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Cooper - Blanchard Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • The Cooper - Blanchard Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • The Cooper - Blanchard Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Blanchard - Cooper Cemetery
        • Plainsville Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper - Blanchard Cemetery
      • Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Scranton.
        • The Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Minooka Polish Cemetery
        • Sacred Heart Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #412152 <1>
      • St. Stanislaus Polish National Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The St. Stanislaus Polish National Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stanislaus Polish National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Scranton.
        • The St. Stanislaus Polish National Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Stanislaus Cathedral PNCC Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Polish National Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641328 <1>
      • Italian American Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Josephs RC Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The St. Josephs RC Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Scranton.
        • The St. Josephs RC Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Josephs Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs RC Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964856 <1>
      • 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. Georges Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 the Baptist Cemetery:

    The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    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>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3462, Longitude: -75.7686    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.




 

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