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 Balliet (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 Balliet. 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 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.
Balliet is located in Carbon 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 Carbon County: Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Balliet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Balliet:
- Carbon County (The home county of Balliet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Balliet, with the one closest to Balliet listed first.
- Ashfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Germans
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Kittatinny
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Hazard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Lehighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weissport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mertz Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Bowmanstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- New Mahoning
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Jim Thorpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
- Nesquehoning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Balliet, with the one closest to Balliet listed first.
- Quaker City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Grimville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Eagle Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Monterey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Lenhartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hinterleiter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Kutztown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Topton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ededburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Balliet, with the one closest to Balliet listed first.
- Hilltop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Passer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Springtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Steinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Zionhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Shelly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Milford Square
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Durham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Pullen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Richlandtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riegelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Quakertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Balliet, with the one closest to Balliet listed first.
- Slatedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Lochland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Friedens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Rising Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Schnecksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Balliettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Ironton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ironton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Balliet, with the one closest to Balliet listed first.
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Jeddo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Ebervale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Hazleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Highlands
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Freeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harleigh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- West Hazleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- White Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Penn Lake Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Conyngham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Balliet, with the one closest to Balliet listed first.
- Kresgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Gilbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brodheadsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Appenzell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Reeders
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Pocono Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pocono Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Stroudsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Balliet, with the one closest to Balliet listed first.
- Palm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Pennsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Congo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Hoppenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Balliet, with the one closest to Balliet listed first.
- Berlinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arndts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Kreidersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- North Catasauqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Weaversville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Chapman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Franks Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Balliet, with the one closest to Balliet listed first.
- Andreas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mantz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Coaldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hometown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Rene Mont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Tamaqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Ringgold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rauschs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Kelayres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Lofty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Tuscarora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Balliet, with the one closest to Balliet listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Balliet, see our County-by-County Page for Balliet.
Cemeteries Near Balliet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Balliet.
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 Balliet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Balliet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Balliet, with the one closest to Balliet listed first.
- New Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
- The Dinkey Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashfield Cemetery
- Dinkey Memorial Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Slatedale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gnaden Huetten Cemetery is located in Lehighton.
- The Gnaden Huetten Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huetten Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45156 <2>
- Lehighton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Assumption Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Towamensing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- St. Paulus Lutheran And Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Packerton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Balliet had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Balliet, with the one closest to Balliet listed first.
- Ashfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Germans
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Kittatinny
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Lizard Creek Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lehighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slatedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Hazard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Parryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weissport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Andreas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Custer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Harrity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrity is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrity
- Normal Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Normal Square is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
- Lochland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Balliet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Balliet.
Newspapers Published in Balliet ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Balliet.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Balliet, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Balliet.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Balliet:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Carbon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Balliet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Balliet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |