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A visit to the Shawnee Cemetery ...


The location of the Shawnee Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Shawnee Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shawnee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shawnee Cemetery

Lat:   41.2420°   (41° 14' 31")

Lon:   -75.9610°   (-75° 57' 39")

The Shawnee 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 Shawnee 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 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 Shawnee 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 Shawnee 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 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Shawnee Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shawnee 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 <4>
    • 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
    • Ashley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <4>
    • Pringle
      (3 miles [4.8 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
    • Wilkes-Barre
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Forty Fort
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
      • Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
    • Continue List   (17 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trucksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
        • Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
      • Hunlock Creek
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Swoyersville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dallas
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 <4>
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
        • Plains is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <4>
      • Lehman
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Lyon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
        • Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
      • Slocum Corners
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Corners
        • Slocum Corners is located in Luzerne County
      • Hilldale
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
        • Hilldale is located in Luzerne County
      • West Wyoming
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      • Meeker
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
        • Meeker is located in Luzerne County

    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 Shawnee Cemetery. The following communities are located in Luzerne County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shawnee Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Shawnee Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shawnee Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hanover Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • 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>
    • St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46268 <6>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #841537 <6>
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45352 <6>
    • Oak Lawn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery
    • 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)
    • St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • 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)
        • The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • The St. Ignatius Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Ignatius Catholic Church Cemetery
        • St. Ignatius Parish Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975437 <6>
      • 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)
        • The Huntsville Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • The Huntsville Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Valley View Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntsville Cemetery
      • St. Stephens Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
      • Polish Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
      • Ceasetown Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ceasetown Cemetery
      • Holy Trinity Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
      • Hollenbeck Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Crest Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Crest Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #913512 <6>
      • Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • The Mt. Greenwood Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • The Mt. Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Greenwood Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45493 <6>

    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 Shawnee Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1187403  (Shawnee Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1187403 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: 230
      • Location given for GNIS #1187403 (Shawnee Cemetery)

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

    The official website for State 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 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 Shawnee Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2420, Longitude: -75.9610       In this case, the coordinates for the Shawnee Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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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