About Saint Basil's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
Saint Basil's Russian Orthodox Cemetery is an orthodox cemetery near Simpson, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The grounds sit at about 1,384 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2798865. The nearest funeral home we know of is Oliver Shifler & Scotchlas Funeral Home Inc in Carbondale, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 188 cemeteries we list in Lackawanna County, and 70 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Simpson. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.59971, -75.48140
What Saint Basil's Russian Orthodox 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
- Saint Michael's Catholic Church CemeterySimpson, PACatholic cemetery0.0 mi
- Saints Peter and Paul Greek Catholic CemeterySimpson, PACatholic cemetery0.8 mi
- Holy Trinity CemeterySimpson, PACemetery0.9 mi
- Maplewood CemeteryCarbondale, PACemetery1.8 mi
- Mount Carmel CemeteryCarbondale, PACemetery1.9 mi
- Richmondale CemetaryForest City, PACemetery2.6 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryForest City, PACemetery2.7 mi
- St. Rose CemeteryCarbondale, PAChristian cemetery2.8 mi
- Ball Family CemeteryCarbondale, PAFamily cemetery3.4 mi
- Brookside CemeteryMayfield, PACemetery3.8 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Basil's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
- Oliver Shifler & Scotchlas Funeral Home Inc0.5 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (570) 282-3090
- Parise Funeral Home & Cremation Services1.7 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (570) 282-3640
- Shifler-parise Funeral Home & Cremation Services1.7 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (570) 282-3088
- Lawrence A Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc.2.0 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (570) 282-1219
- Brennan & Brennan Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (570) 282-2710
- Oliver R Shifler Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (570) 282-1400
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Frequently asked questions
Is Saint Basil's Russian Orthodox Cemetery a Orthodox cemetery?
Our records list a Orthodox affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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