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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:   41.1691°   (41° 10' 8")

Lon:   -76.0424°   (-76° 2' 32")

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

The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the St. Marys 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. 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 28 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.

    • Slocum Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Corners
      • Slocum Corners is located in Luzerne County
    • Glen Lyon
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
      • Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
    • Hunlock Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Concrete City ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete City
      • Concrete City is located in Luzerne County
    • Nanticoke
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorrance
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
      • Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
    • Warrior Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
      • Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
    • Shickshinny
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Albert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
      • Albert is located in Luzerne County
    • Sugar Notch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
      • Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Plymouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Top
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
      • Mountain Top is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Top <3>
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Ashley
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Larksville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • 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>
      • Beach Haven
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
        • Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
      • Glen Summit
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
        • Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
      • Wilkes-Barre
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingston
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Edwardsville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • 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>
      • Bloomingdale
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
        • Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
      • Waterton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
        • Waterton is located in Luzerne County
      • Laurel Run
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Pringle
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
      • Courtdale
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
      • Trucksville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
      • Lehman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Meeker
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
        • Meeker is located in Luzerne County
      • Huntington Mills
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

    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 21 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.

    • Newport Center Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newport Center Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Center Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • St. Adalbert's Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • St. Alberts Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Alberts Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alberts Cemetery
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • St. Johns Russian Orthodox Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Joseph Slovak Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nanticoke Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgehill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sorberton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorberton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sorberton Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorberton Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • St. Casimirs Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casimirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Casimirs Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimirs Cemetery
      • Sorber Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sorber Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorber Cemetery
      • Hanover Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Hanover Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • The Hanover Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hanover Green Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanover Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45029 <6>
      • Good Shepherd Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Shepherd Cemetery
      • Marvin Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Marvin Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Cemetery
      • Albert Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The Albert Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Albert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Albert.
        • The Albert Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Rippletown Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albert Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988179 <6>
      • Shawnee Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shawnee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shawnee Cemetery
      • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
      • Ceasetown Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • 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

    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 #1186397  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1186397 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: Nanticoke
      • County: Luzerne         Elev: 244
      • Location given for GNIS #1186397 (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 things 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: 41.1691, Longitude: -76.0424    
    <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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