Saint John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Cemetery
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Saint John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Cemetery

Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Coordinates: 41.56220, -75.25010
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According the Wayne County Herald (May 3, 1866), the "New Catholic Cemetery" of the St. John the Evangelist Parish (established in 1845) was to be located south of town, on land purchased from a Mrs. Holbert. As noted in the same newspaper (April 26, 1866), interments in the old cemetery - located on the site of the original St. John's church, on the corner of Carroll and Vine Streets in Honesdale (next to the present-day church building) - were to be discontinued on June 1, 1866.

According to St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Honesdale (established in the 1850s to serve the growing German Catholic population, and which merged with St. John's in the late 1960s), graves from the old St. John the Evangelist Cemetery were moved to the new cemetery in the early 20th century. Therefore, interments predating June 1, 1866 must have been moved from the old cemetery.

There appear to be no records from the old cemetery; however, there may be graves remaining at the site of the old cemetery. The site of the old cemetery is today a wooded vacant lot with a sign commemorating the location as the site of the original church and cemetery, adding "may they rest in peace".



According the Wayne County Herald (May 3, 1866), the "New Catholic Cemetery" of the St. John the Evangelist Parish (established in 1845) was to be located south of town, on land purchased from a Mrs. Holbert. As noted in the same newspaper (April 26, 1866), interments in the old cemetery - located on the site of the original St. John's church, on the corner of Carroll and Vine Streets in Honesdale (next to the present-day church building) - were to be discontinued on June 1, 1866.

According to St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Honesdale (established in the 1850s to serve the growing German Catholic population, and which merged with St. John's in the late 1960s), graves from the old St. John the Evangelist Cemetery were moved to the new cemetery in the early 20th century. Therefore, interments predating June 1, 1866 must have been moved from the old cemetery.

There appear to be no records from the old cemetery; however, there may be graves remaining at the site of the old cemetery. The site of the old cemetery is today a wooded vacant lot with a sign commemorating the location as the site of the original church and cemetery, adding "may they rest in peace".



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