A visit to the Saint Marys 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. Marys Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Marys Cemetery (FG ID #841537).
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. Marys Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Cemetery:
41.2199, -75.9210
The St. Marys Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilkes-Barre.
The cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.
Adjacent to the St. Marys Cemetery and just to the east is the Maple Hill Cemetery.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the northeast of The St. Marys Cemetery is the Oak Lawn Cemetery. See below for details.
The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies just to the northeast of the St. Marys Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marys Cemetery.
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. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ohav Zedek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hanover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollenbeck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Annunciation Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nanticoke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Johns Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Slovak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Slovak of Luzerne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgehill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forty Fort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forty Fort Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort 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. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plymouth Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sugar Notch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Ashley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Warrior Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Wilkes-Barre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Larksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Concrete City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nanticoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Laurel Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Port Bowkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forty Fort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pringle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Luzerne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Courtdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Miners Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swoyersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trucksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cease Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Wanamie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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. Marys Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glen Summit
- Kingston
- Nanticoke
- Plymouth
- Wilkes-Barre
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. Marys 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. Marys Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #841537
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 '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. Marys 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. |