Ransom Township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ransom Valley Cemetery & Lutheran Church
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 19, 2024
1. Ransom Valley Cemetery & Lutheran Church Marker
John & Jacob Dorsheimer
1846
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.
Location. 41° 23.442′ N, 75° 48.65′ W. Marker is in Ransom, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is in Ransom Township. It is on Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 3005), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3215 Main Street, Clarks Summit PA 18411, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Wyoming Valley and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sullivan's March (approx. 3 miles away); Wyolutimunk (approx. 3.2 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Holy Rosary Parish Veterans Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); St. Mary's PNCC Organizers and Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); Twin Shaft Disaster (approx. 3.6 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Forty Fort Cemetery Unknowns Reburial Site (approx. 4 miles away).
More about this marker. Main Street is also known as Lower Narrows Road.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 19, 2024
2. Ransom Valley Cemetery & Lutheran Church and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 19, 2024
3. Ransom Valley Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 396 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 27, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
