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 Beach Lake (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 Beach Lake. 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 Beach Lake ...
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 Beach Lake: Beach Lk.
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 and doctors 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.
Beach Lake 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 Beach Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beach Lake:
- Wayne County (The home county of Beach Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Lake, with the one closest to Beach Lake listed first.
- Boyds Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Calkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Laurella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laurella is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
- Carley Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carley Brook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
- Honesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Dyberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dyberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
- Seelyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seelyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Siko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siko is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tanners Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls
- Hawley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Lake, with the one closest to Beach Lake listed first.
- Vandling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vandling is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Simpson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cortez
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cortez is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Carbondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Drinker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Wimmers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Jermyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Cobb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Archbald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jessup
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peckville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tompkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Monroe County
- Mountainhome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Lake, with the one closest to Beach Lake listed first.
- Masthope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Masthope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Kimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kimble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Westcolang
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Wilsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Rowland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lackawaxen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Paupack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blooming Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Lords Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parkers Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Ledgedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Panther
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Lake, with the one closest to Beach Lake listed first.
- Forest City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burnwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
- Ararat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ararat is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Royal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- South Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 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
- North Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Delaware County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Lake, with the one closest to Beach Lake listed first.
- Pea Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pea Brook is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
- Rock Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Valley is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Butternut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
- Chiloway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chiloway is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
- Cooks Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cadosia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cadosia is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
- Horton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Peakville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Peakville is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
- Harvard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harvard is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Gregorytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gregorytown is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
- Shinhopple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Lake, with the one closest to Beach Lake listed first.
- Sparrow Bush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Port Jervis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huguenot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cuddebackville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Port Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Shin Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Sullivan County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beach Lake, with the one closest to Beach Lake listed first.
- Narrowsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tusten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tusten is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
- Cochecton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cochecton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Callicoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Falls Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Hortonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yulan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eldred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hankins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beach Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Beach Lake.
Cemeteries Near Beach Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beach Lake.
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 Beach Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beach Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beach Lake, with the one closest to Beach Lake listed first.
- Vine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dyberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lava Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Lucys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Dyberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Schoonover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tusten Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Darling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Huntington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Beach Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beach Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beach Lake, with the one closest to Beach Lake listed first.
- Boyds Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Atco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atco is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Torrey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Torrey is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey
- Calkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Indian Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Orchard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Narrowsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carley Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carley Brook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
- Honesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seelyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seelyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Girdland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Girdland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdland
- Lava
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lava is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Milanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Tyler Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dyberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dyberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beach Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beach Lake.
Newspapers Published in Beach Lake ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beach Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beach Lake, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beach Lake.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Beach Lake:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lackawanna County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Susquehanna County
- Delaware County
- Orange 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> | 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 Beach Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beach Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |