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A visit to the Saint Peter and Paul Cemetery ...

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. Peter & Paul Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   41.2442°   (41° 14' 39")

Lon:   -75.9635°   (-75° 57' 48")

The St. Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.

The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies just to the east of the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ohav Zedek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohav Zedek Cemetery
    • The Ohav Zedek Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ohav Zedek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilkes-Barre.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193706 <5>
  • Hanover Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanover Cemetery
    • The Hanover Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanover Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilkes-Barre.
    • The Hanover Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hanover Green Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45029 <5>
  • St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
    • 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<3> 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46268 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilkes-Barre.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #841537 <5>
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilkes-Barre.
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ashley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45352 <5>
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
    • The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilkes-Barre.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140050 <5>
  • Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery
    • The Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery is located in Wilkes-Barre.
  • Ceasetown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ceasetown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ceasetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ceasetown Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Edgehill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nanticoke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Slovak Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Johns Russian Orthodox Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Russian Orthodox Cemetery
      • The St. Johns Russian Orthodox Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The St. Johns Russian Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Orthodox Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2625956 <5>
    • St. John's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Ignatius Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery
      • The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ignatius Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pringle.
      • The St. Ignatius Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Ignatius Catholic Church Cemetery
      • St. Ignatius Parish Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975437 <5>
    • St. Mary's Annunciation Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Johns Slovak of Luzerne Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntsville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntsville Cemetery
      • The Huntsville Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The Huntsville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Valley View Cemetery
    • St. Stephens Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • Polish Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polish Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • Hollenbeck Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Crest Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Crest Cemetery
      • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #913512 <5>
    • Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Mt. Greenwood Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The Mt. Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45493 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery.

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

  • Plymouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Larksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
  • Nanticoke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Concrete City ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete City
    • Concrete City is located in Luzerne County
  • Warrior Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Sugar Notch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Kingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Edwardsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
  • Ashley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkes-Barre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Forty Fort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forty Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
    • Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
  • Pringle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Luzerne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Courtdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trucksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
      • Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
    • Hunlock Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Bowkley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Bowkley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bowkley
      • Port Bowkley is located in Luzerne County
    • Swoyersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lehman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wanamie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wanamie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
      • Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
    • Back Mountain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Back Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
      • Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
    • Mountain Top
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
    • Laurel Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Miners Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Mills
      • Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
    • Plains
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dallas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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. Peter & Paul Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Peter & Paul Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Peter & Paul Cemetery:

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. Peter & Paul Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1186639  (Saint Peter and Paul Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1186639 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: Wilkes-Barre West
    • County: Luzerne         Elev: 267
    • Location given for GNIS #1186639 (Saint Peter and Paul Cemetery)

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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. Peter & Paul Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2442, Longitude: -75.9635       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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.




 

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