A visit to the Saint Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Joseph Cemetery (FG ID #2272689).
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. Joseph Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:
41.3464, -75.7694
The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Duryea.
The 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. Joseph Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brick Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jenkins-Harding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marcy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dreisbach - Morse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Old Forge Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge Cemetery
- Slavic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Slavic Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper - Blanchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stanislaus Polish National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Italian American 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. Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Duryea
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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)
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Houston City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Avoca
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lawrenceville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Exeter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Langdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Belian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Moosic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyoming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
- Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Port Blanchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laflin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minooka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hilldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Swoyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Bowkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miners Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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. Joseph Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Pittston
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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2272689
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1186192 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186192 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: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittston
- Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2806365 Lon: -75.8229724
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Joseph 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |