Shawnee Cemetery (W Mountain Rd), Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Overview of Shawnee Cemetery

• Name:
  Shawnee Cemetery
• Which One:
  W Mountain Rd
• Place Type:
  Cemetery
• Located In:
  Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
  
• Location:
  West Mountain Road, Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pa. The cemetery is on the western side of Mountain Road, near Hooven Street.
• Established:
  1870
• Condition:
  maintained by volunteers
• Note:
  The Shawnee Cemetery contains the remains of 15,000 burials. Including over 400 veterans from the Revolutionary War ( George Palmer Ransom and Abram Nesbitt) to the Vietnam War. 54 Civil War Veterans rest in two seperate lots of the former GAR Post 109. Many other Civil War veterans rest in family lots, throughout the cemetery.
  
  In 1994, the Plymouth GFWC ( General Federation of Women's Club) organized restoration work, at the severely neglected Shawnee Cemetery. Volunteers from the GFWC, Plymouth Borough and many other local civil minded groups began reclaiming, restoring and maintaining the overgrown cemetery. In 2009, the Shawnee Cemetery Preservation Association was formed, to carry on maintenance and restoration work at the historic 13 acre cemetery. Building on the past and current accomplishments, the SCPA volunteers continue to restore the cemetery to its former scenic beauty. Several patriotic and historic events, which are open the the public, are held at the cemetery, each year. Including; the annual Memorial Day Services, sponsored by the Plymouth American Legion Post 463 and Plymouth VFW Post 1425 and an Old Tyme Family Day Picnic, held on the 3rd Sunday in September, sponsored by the SCPA.
  
  The SCPA, non-profit volunteer organization mailing address is P.O. Box 224 Plymouth, Pa 18651
  
  Shawnee Cemetery burial records may be obtained at The Plymouth Historical Society, 115 Gaylord Ave. Plymouth, Pa 18651
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:41.242026241° 14' 31.3"N

  Longitude:-75.961032275° 57' 39.7"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Curry Hill 0.3 mi. SW
  • Plymouth 0.9 mi. E
  • Larksville 1.6 mi. E
  • Edwardsville 3 mi. NE
  • Nanticoke 3.4 mi. SW
  • Warrior Run 3.5 mi. S
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Davenport Burying Ground 0.1 mi. S
  • Saint Peter and Paul (Plymouth Township) 0.2 mi. NW
  • Saint Marys (Plymouth Township) 0.9 mi. SW
  • Old Saint Marys Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Larksville) 1.3 mi. NE
  • Old Saint Casimirs (Larksville) 1.5 mi. NE
  • Saint Vincents (Larksville) 1.7 mi. NE
  • Ohav Zedek (Hanover Township) 1.7 mi. S
  • Shupps (Larksville) 1.8 mi. E
  • Hanover (Hanover Township) 1.8 mi. S
  • Lamoreaux Family Burying Ground (Jackson Township) 1.9 mi. NW
  • Temple B'nai B'rith (Hanover Township) 2.5 mi. SE
  • Holche Yoscher (Hanover Township) 2.5 mi. SE
• Elevation:
  230 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  798259494
• Updated May 1, 2020