Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Austin Heights (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Austin Heights. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Austin Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Austin Heights: Austin Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Austin Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Austin Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Austin Heights is located in Lackawanna County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lackawanna County: Luzerne, Monroe, Susquehanna, Wayne & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Austin Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Austin Heights:
- Lackawanna County (The home county of Austin Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Heights, with the one closest to Austin Heights listed first.
- Old Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Taylor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Moosic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Minooka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Milwaukee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Belian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Scranton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Dunmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Schultzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Heights, with the one closest to Austin Heights listed first.
- East Side
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Albrightsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Leslie Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Meckesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Penn Haven Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Weatherly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Heights, with the one closest to Austin Heights listed first.
- Avoca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duryea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Houston City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Dupont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hughestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Langdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Langdon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Pittston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Pittston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laflin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laflin is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Heights, with the one closest to Austin Heights listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Mount Pocono
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tobyhanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pocono Pines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Long Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pocono Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainhome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Heights, with the one closest to Austin Heights listed first.
- Ledgedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- South Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- La Anna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Panther
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Paupack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Blooming Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Heights, with the one closest to Austin Heights listed first.
- Lenoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- Royal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Hop Bottom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Forest City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Springville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Gibson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tyler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Kingsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Union Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Four Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Elk Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Alford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alford is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Heights, with the one closest to Austin Heights listed first.
- Hollisterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Maplewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tresslarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- South Canaan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Waymart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
- Keen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Keen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
- Lakeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Prompton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prompton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Uswick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Aldenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aldenville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Austin Heights, with the one closest to Austin Heights listed first.
- Lake Winola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osterhout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- South Eaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Factoryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Jenks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Beaumont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Marcy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Tunkhannock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Austin Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Austin Heights.
Cemeteries Near Austin Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Austin Heights.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Austin Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Austin Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Austin Heights, with the one closest to Austin Heights listed first.
- Old Forge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Slavic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns the Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marcy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Scranton.
- The Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Minooka Polish Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #412152 <2>
- St. Josephs RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Scranton.
- The St. Josephs RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964856 <2>
- St. Mary's Greek Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Italian American Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stratford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dreisbach - Morse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Austin Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Austin Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Austin Heights, with the one closest to Austin Heights listed first.
- Old Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moosic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Avoca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Minooka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Harding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harding is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Milwaukee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- West Pittston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pittston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scranton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ransom is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Yatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Green Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Austin Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Austin Heights.
Newspapers Published in Austin Heights ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Austin Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Austin Heights, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Austin Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Austin Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lackawanna County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Austin Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Austin Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |