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. 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 Sorber Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sorber Cemetery:
41.1829, -76.1469
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sorber Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Benscoter Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benscoter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Benscoter Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benscoter Cemetery
- The Benscoter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arnold - Benscote Cemeetery
- St. Alberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Alberts Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Alberts Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Casimirs Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimirs Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Sorberton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sorberton Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorberton Cemetery
- Broadway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Broadway Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goss Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest 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)
- The Graveyard Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graveyard Hill
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Newport Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Edgehill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Glen Lyon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Waterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Hunlock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Huntington Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wanamie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Prichard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
- Harveyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Rittenhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Register
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Slocum Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slocum Corners is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Corners
- Nanticoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cease Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Clarks View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- New Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Foundryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Beach Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Concrete City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Concrete City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete City
- Pikes Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Berwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Berwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dorrance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Meeker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Mossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Fairmount Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
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.
- Berwick
- Nanticoke
- Shickshinny
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:
- 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 Sorber Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1188001 (Sorber Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1188001 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: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shickshinny
- Location given for Sorber Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1828607 Lon: -76.146874
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sorber 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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