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 Bear Run Junction (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 Bear Run Junction. 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 Bear Run Junction ...
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 Bear Run Junction: Bear Run Jct. (or less commonly used: Bear Run Jctn.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bear Run Junction is located in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Bear Run Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bear Run Junction:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Bear Run Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Run Junction, with the one closest to Bear Run Junction listed first.
- Saint Nicholas
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Shenandoah Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
- Shenandoah
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Boston - Morea
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Boston - Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston - Morea
- Gilberton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Maizeville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maizeville
- Mahanoy City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Englewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Frackville Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
- Frackville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Mahanoy Plane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mahanoy Plane is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy Plane
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Run Junction, with the one closest to Bear Run Junction listed first.
- Quaker City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Shartlesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ededburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Strausstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Berne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Lenhartsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rehrersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Centerport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shoemakersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Run Junction, with the one closest to Bear Run Junction listed first.
- Tresckow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Lansford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- New Mahoning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Summit Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Nesquehoning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Weatherly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mertz Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Germans
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Ashfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Jim Thorpe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Run Junction, with the one closest to Bear Run Junction listed first.
- Aristes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Locustdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Shumans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Numidia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Queen City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Hetlerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Mainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Berwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Briar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Almedia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Run Junction, with the one closest to Bear Run Junction listed first.
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Erdman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Gratz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Run Junction, with the one closest to Bear Run Junction listed first.
- Gold Mine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Greble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Fredericksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Inwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Mount Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Green Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Lickdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Myerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Jonestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Run Junction, with the one closest to Bear Run Junction listed first.
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Stines Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Slatedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Hynemansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- New Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Weisenberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Custer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Newside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Friedens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Seipstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Run Junction, with the one closest to Bear Run Junction listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Tomhicken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Harwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Newtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Conyngham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sybertsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Hazleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nescopeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beach Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- East Berwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Ebervale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Run Junction, with the one closest to Bear Run Junction listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bear Run Junction, with the one closest to Bear Run Junction listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alaska
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Locust Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Gowen City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Marshallton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Edgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Elysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kulpmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shamokin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bear Run Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Bear Run Junction.
Cemeteries Near Bear Run Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bear Run Junction.
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 Bear Run Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bear Run Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bear Run Junction, with the one closest to Bear Run Junction listed first.
- Old St. Casmir's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- German Protestant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peddlars Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brandonville.
- The Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brandonville Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227564 <3>
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hetherington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Bear Run Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bear Run Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bear Run Junction, with the one closest to Bear Run Junction listed first.
- Saint Nicholas
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Gilberton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Morea
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
- Shenandoah
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yatesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Maizeville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maizeville
- Mahanoy Plane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mahanoy Plane is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy Plane
- Frackville Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
- Frackville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Mahanoy City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wetherill Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
- Raven Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Krebs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bear Run Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bear Run Junction.
Newspapers Published in Bear Run Junction ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bear Run Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bear Run Junction, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bear Run Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bear Run Junction:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northumberland 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> | 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- Bear Run Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Bear Run Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |