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A visit to the Saint Josephs Roman Catholic (RC) 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. Josephs RC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Josephs RC Cemetery (FG ID #1964856).

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. Josephs RC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs RC Cemetery:

41.3759, -75.6879

The St. Josephs RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Scranton.

The cemetery is located in Lackawanna County<2>.

Adjacent to the St. Josephs RC Cemetery and just to the northeast is the Saint Mary's Greek Catholic Cemetery. To the southeast is the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery.

The county seat for Lackawanna County is located in Scranton. Scranton lies just to the north northeast of the St. Josephs RC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Josephs RC Cemetery.

Name Variations for St. Josephs RC Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

St. Josephs RC Cemetery has also been known as:

  • St. Josephs Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. Josephs RC Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Josephs RC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs RC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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. Josephs RC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lackawanna County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs RC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Avoca
    • Avoca lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Josephs RC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Dunmore
  • Elmhurst
  • Olyphant
  • Pittston
  • Scranton

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 websites either 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. Josephs RC Cemetery:

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. Josephs RC Cemetery:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1964856

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1199445  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1199445 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: 244 (in feet)
    • Topo Map Name: Olyphant
    • Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
    • Lat: 41.4503581     Lon: -75.620744
    • 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Josephs RC 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.