A visit to the Saint Nicholas Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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. Nicholas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Nicholas Cemetery:
41.3192, -75.9477
The St. Nicholas 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. Nicholas Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Nicholas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fern Knoll Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Polish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- Chapel Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapel Lawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Lawn Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Mary's Annunciation Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Slovak of Luzerne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fern Brook Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Brook Cemetery
- Forty Fort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Forty Fort Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort Cemetery
- Memorial Shrine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Nicholas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trucksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dallas
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Courtdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Back Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Pringle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lehman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Larksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Fort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swoyersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Kunkle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plymouth Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Port Bowkley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyoming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveys Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cease Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Wilkes-Barre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Miners Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Port Blanchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meeker
(6 miles [9.7 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. Nicholas Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Nicholas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dallas
- Kingston
- Plymouth
- Wilkes-Barre
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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. Nicholas 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. Nicholas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1186518 (Saint Nicholas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186518 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: Luzerne
- Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kingston
- Location given for Saint Nicholas Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3192471 Lon: -75.9465874
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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- St. Nicholas Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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