Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Cemeteries in Nanticoke, PA
Nanticoke is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 10,628. Public map data lists 7 cemeteries here.
Nanticoke cemetery list 7
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Holy Transfiguration Cemetery
East Field Street and South Chestnut Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634
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Nanticoke Cemetery
South Prospect Street and East Field Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634
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Saint Francis Cemetery
East Washington Street and South Walnut Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634
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Saint Johns Orthodox Cemetery
East Field Street and South Chestnut Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634
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Saint Joseph's Slovak Cemetery
East South Street and Spruce Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634
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Saint Marys Cemetery
South Walnut Street and East Field Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634
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Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Cemetery
East Washington Street and South Chestnut Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634
Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing. Please respect private property.
Search records for Nanticoke ancestors
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Finding burial records in Nanticoke
- Death records. Pennsylvania has issued death certificates statewide since 1906. For deaths in Nanticoke from 1906 on, certificates at least 50 years old are at the Pennsylvania State Archives and newer ones at the Pennsylvania Department of Health's Division of Vital Records in New Castle. For 1893 to 1906, check the Luzerne County courthouse, usually the Register of Wills.
- Cemetery records. Ask the cemetery's office or the church that runs it for burial and lot records. Many cemeteries are run by churches or cemetery associations; the Nanticoke municipal office may know who cares for small or abandoned burial grounds.
- Church and newspaper records. Before 1906 there is often no official death record, so church burial registers, local newspapers and the State Library of Pennsylvania are key sources for Nanticoke families.
- Local historical society. Historical societies often hold gravestone transcriptions, cemetery surveys and family files. The State Library of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg are good statewide sources.
- Luzerne County wills and deeds. Wills and estate files are at the Luzerne County Register of Wills, and deeds at the Luzerne County Recorder of Deeds. Deeds can mention family burial plots.
- FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed Pennsylvania vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.