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A visit to the Sorber 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 Sorber Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sorber 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 Sorber Cemetery

Lat:   41.1829°   (41° 10' 58")

Lon:   -76.1469°   (-76° 8' 48")

The Sorber Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.

The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Sorber Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sorber Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Marvin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marvin Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Benscoter Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Benscoter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benscoter Cemetery
    • The Benscoter Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • The Benscoter Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Arnold - Benscote Cemeetery
  • St. Alberts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Alberts Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • St. Adalbert's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Casimirs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimirs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casimirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Casimirs Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Sorberton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorberton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorberton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sorberton Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Broadway Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadway Cemetery
    • The Broadway Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
  • Goss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Goss Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Goss Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goss Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Huntington Mills.
    • The Goss Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Harveyville Cemetery
    • Trescott Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186549 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Graveyard Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Hill
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graveyard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graveyard Hill is located in Luzerne County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • Newport Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newport Center Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • Dodson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Edgehill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Shepherd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Shepherd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Luzerne County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sorber Cemetery.

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

  • Shickshinny
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Luzerne County
  • Glen Lyon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
    • Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
  • Waterton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
    • Waterton is located in Luzerne County
  • Hunlock Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bloomingdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomingdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
  • Huntington Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wanamie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
    • Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
  • Prichard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prichard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
    • Prichard is located in Luzerne County
  • Harveyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
    • Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
  • Rittenhouse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rittenhouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
    • Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
  • Pleasant Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Register
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Register. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Luzerne County
    • Slocum Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Corners
      • Slocum Corners is located in Luzerne County
    • Nanticoke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Clarks View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
      • Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
    • New Columbus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
      • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jonestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
      • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
    • Foundryville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
      • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
    • Beach Haven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
      • Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
    • Concrete City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete City
      • Concrete City is located in Luzerne County
    • Pikes Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikes Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
      • Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
    • Berwick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Berwick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
      • East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
    • Nescopeck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
      • Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <7>
    • Dorrance
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
      • Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
    • Meeker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
      • Meeker is located in Luzerne County
    • Mossville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
      • Mossville is located in Luzerne County
    • Fairmount Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairmount Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
      • Fairmount Springs 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 Sorber Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Luzerne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Sorber 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 Sorber Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1188001  (Sorber Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1188001 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: Shickshinny
    • County: Luzerne         Elev: 207
    • Location given for GNIS #1188001 (Sorber 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sorber Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1829, Longitude: -76.1469       In this case, the coordinates for the Sorber 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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