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 Avoy (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 Avoy. 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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Avoy is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Broome (NY), Delaware (NY), Sullivan (NY), Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near Avoy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avoy:
- Wayne County (The home county of Avoy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avoy, with the one closest to Avoy listed first.
- Lakeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tresslarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Uswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- South Canaan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Hollisterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hawley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prompton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prompton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Seelyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Seelyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Honesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
- Waymart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avoy, with the one closest to Avoy listed first.
- Cortez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cortez is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Drinker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Wimmers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Mount Cobb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elmhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Archbald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jessup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jermyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avoy, with the one closest to Avoy listed first.
- Avoca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Houston City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Langdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Langdon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Dupont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Duryea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hughestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Yatesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Pittston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Pittston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Laflin
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Stoddartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Exeter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hilldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hilldale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avoy, with the one closest to Avoy listed first.
- Mount Pocono
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tobyhanna
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mountainhome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paradise Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Pocono Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Locust Lakes Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Parkside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Pocono Pines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Long Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reeders
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bushkill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coolbaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- Shoemakers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avoy, with the one closest to Avoy listed first.
- Ledgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Tafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Paupack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Kimble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kimble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Panther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- South Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- La Anna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Lords Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rowland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Masthope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Masthope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Westcolang
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avoy, with the one closest to Avoy listed first.
- Forest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Royal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Lenoxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- Burnwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
- South Gibson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ararat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ararat is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Hop Bottom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avoy, with the one closest to Avoy listed first.
- Factoryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nicholson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Winola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dixon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Osterhout
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- South Eaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avoy, with the one closest to Avoy listed first.
- Layton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Wallpack Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Sullivan County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avoy, with the one closest to Avoy listed first.
- Narrowsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tusten
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tusten is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
- Yulan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Barryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cochecton Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cochecton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eldred
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pond Eddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Callicoon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Hortonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hankins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Eddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avoy, see our County-by-County Page for Avoy.
Cemeteries Near Avoy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avoy.
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 Avoy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avoy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avoy, with the one closest to Avoy listed first.
- Tisdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollisterville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paupack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jericho Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Canaan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dyberry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Avoy had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Avoy, with the one closest to Avoy listed first.
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Pink
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pink is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Gravity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gravity is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Lake Ariel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Varden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Varden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varden
- Uswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Clemo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clemo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemo
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Ledgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Hoadleys
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoadleys is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoadleys
- South Canaan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Hollisterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cherry Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Wimmers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Drinker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avoy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avoy.
Newspapers Published in Avoy ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avoy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avoy, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avoy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Avoy:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Susquehanna County
- Wyoming County
- Sussex County
- Sullivan 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 Avoy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avoy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |