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Introduction ...

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. Marys Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.3480°   (41° 20' 52")

Lon:   -75.9744°   (-75° 58' 27")

The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<1>.

The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies just to the southeast of the St. Marys Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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. Marys 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. Marys 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. Marys Cemetery.

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

    • Dallas
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Back Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Back Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
      • Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
    • Kunkle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kunkle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
      • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
    • Lehman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Trucksville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trucksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
      • Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
      • Mill City is located in Wyoming County
    • Harveys Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
      • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <3>
    • Beaumont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
    • Meeker
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
      • Meeker is located in Luzerne County
    • Courtdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
      • Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Luzerne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carverton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Orange
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
        • Orange is located in Luzerne County
      • Larksville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larksville
        • Larksville is located in Luzerne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,395 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larksville <3>
      • Edwardsville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
        • Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <3>
      • Pringle
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
        • Pringle is located in Luzerne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
      • Forty Fort
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Swoyersville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Wyoming
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Vernon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
        • Vernon is located in Wyoming County
      • Noxen
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Loyalville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
        • Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
      • Plymouth
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Kingston
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyoming
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • 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 <3>

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Chapel Lawn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Lawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Lawn Cemetery
    • Parks Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parks Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166457 <6>
    • Huntsville Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Huntsville Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The Huntsville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Valley View Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntsville Cemetery
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Fern Brook Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fern Brook Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Brook Cemetery
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Polish Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polish Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
    • St. Stephens Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Cedar Crest Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The Cedar Crest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trucksville Cemetery
      • Trucksville UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Crest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #913512 <6>
    • Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Greenwood Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The Mt. Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45493 <6>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Eaton Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eaton Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Cemetery
      • Kocher Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kocher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kocher Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kocher Cemetery
      • St. Mary's Annunciation Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Johns Slovak of Luzerne Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Memorial Shrine Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Ceasetown Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ceasetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ceasetown Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ceasetown Cemetery
      • St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The St. Vincent's RC Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincent's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Plymouth.
        • The St. Vincent's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Vincent DePaul Cemetery
        • St. Vincent's Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46268 <6>
      • St. Ignatius Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • The St. Ignatius Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Ignatius Catholic Church Cemetery
        • St. Ignatius Parish Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975437 <6>
      • St. John's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Forty Fort Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forty Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forty Fort Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forty Fort Cemetery
      • Fitch Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fitch Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitch 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. Marys Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1186401  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1186401 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kingston
      • County: Luzerne         Elev: 375
      • Location given for GNIS #1186401 (Saint Marys Cemetery)

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

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Marys Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3480, Longitude: -75.9744    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <6>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.




 

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