About Cathedral Cemetery
Cathedral Cemetery is a cemetery in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 978 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 12 notable people buried here, including Thomas Charles O'Reilly, Veronica Grace Boland and Bill Coughlin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1198548. The nearest other listed cemetery is Sacred Heart Lebaneses Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Kevin K. Kearney Funeral Home, Inc. in Scranton, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 188 cemeteries we list in Lackawanna County, and 169 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at Cathedral Cemetery
Among them: 4 US representatives, 2 baseball players, 1 business leader, 1 Spanish-American War veteran, 1 World War I veteran.
- Thomas Charles O'Reilly1873-1938Catholic bishop
- Veronica Grace Boland1899-1982American politician
- Bill Coughlin1878-1943American baseball player
- John Mitchell1870-1919(1870-1919) American labor leader
- Patrick J. Boland1880-1942American politician
- Patrick McLane1875-1946American politician
- Harry P. O'Neill1889-1953American politician
- Mike McNally1893-1965American baseball player
- Hugh Frayne1869-1934(1869-1934) American labor leader
- Patty Costello1947-2009American ten-pin bowler
- Mary Ellen Stantondied 1887Est. 1860 - 26 Sep 1888
- Patrick Blewitt1833-1911Irish-American mining engineer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Cathedral Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
41.42396, -75.68316
What Cathedral Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Sacred Heart Lebaneses CemeteryScranton, PAChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox CemeteryScranton, PAChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- Saint John the Baptist CemeteryScranton, PABaptist cemetery0.2 mi
- Washburn Street CemeteryScranton, PACemetery0.8 mi
- Providence Jewish CemeteryScranton, PAJewish cemetery0.8 mi
- Griffen CemeteryScranton, PACemetery0.9 mi
- Von Storch Family CemeteryScranton, PAFamily cemetery1.4 mi
- Saint Vladimir's Old CemeteryTaylor, PAChristian cemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Anns CemeteryTaylor, PACemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Ann's CemeteryTaylor, PAChristian cemetery1.6 mi
Funeral homes near Cathedral Cemetery
- Kevin K. Kearney Funeral Home, Inc.0.8 miFuneral home · Scranton · (570) 342-8345
- Solfanelli-Fiorillo Funeral Home Inc.0.8 miFuneral home · Scranton · (570) 344-6512
- Patrick F Guido Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Scranton
- Davies and Jones Funeral Chapel0.9 miFuneral chapel · Scranton · (570) 343-6120
- Savino Traditional Funeral and Cremation Care0.9 miCremation provider · Scranton · (570) 342-0630
- Donahue Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Scranton · (570) 344-7001
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Cathedral Cemetery located?
Cathedral Cemetery is at 1708 Oram Street, Scranton, PA 18504 in Lackawanna County. GPS coordinates: 41.42396, -75.68316.
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