A visit to the Scranton 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 Scranton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scranton Cemetery:
41.5487, -75.7394
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scranton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scranton Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County<2>.
The county seat for Lackawanna County is located in Scranton. Scranton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Scranton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Scranton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Scranton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scranton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waverly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45070 <5>
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Wallsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wallsville Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsville Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery
- The Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pedrick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45743 <5>
- East Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The East Benton Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Wetherby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wetherby Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherby Cemetery
- The Wetherby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Weatherby Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46589 <5>
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicholson Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Nicholson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #275032 <5>
- Oakley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Abington Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Abington Hill Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Hill Cemetery
- Shady Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Lane Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Russian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Russian Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Scranton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scranton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dalton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- La Plume
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Glenburn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Carpenter Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Waverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Factoryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Craig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Schultzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Clarks Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Edella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- East Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Nicholson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scott
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scott is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lake Winola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Justus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Justus is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Green Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Tompkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Osterhout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Milwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Dickson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olyphant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blakely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- South Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Green Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Throop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peckville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lenoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- Marcy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
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 Scranton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lackawanna County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scranton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarks Summit
- Nicholson
- Olyphant
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 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 Scranton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lackawanna 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 Scranton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1187178 (Scranton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1187178 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: Lackawanna
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dalton
- Location given for Scranton Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5486884 Lon: -75.7393585
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Lackawanna, 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- Scranton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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. |
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