A visit to the Saint Michaels Byzantine 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. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery (FG ID #1984599)
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. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery
Lat: 41.3390° (41° 20' 20")
Lon: -75.7797° (-75° 46' 46")
The St. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.
The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies just to the southwest of the St. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jenkins-Harding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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. Cecilias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Polish National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cooper - Blanchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Forge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Forge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Forge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Forge Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Slavic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slavic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slavic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Slavic Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- St. Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Memorial Shrine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stanislaus Polish National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Italian American Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Greek Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Vladimirs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stratford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stratford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stratford Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
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. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hughestown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughestown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- West Pittston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pittston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Duryea
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duryea
- Duryea is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duryea <6>
- Exeter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <6>
- Yatesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Dupont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Dupont is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <6>
- Langdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houston City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Avoca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
- Port Blanchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laflin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Moosic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
- Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <6>
- Old Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
- Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <6>
- Hilldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swoyersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Miners Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <6>
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. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Michaels Byzantine 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 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. Michaels Byzantine 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. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Michaels Byzantine Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3390, Longitude: -75.7797 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |