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 Big Creek (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 Big Creek. 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 Big Creek ...
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.
Another variation: Bigcreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Big Creek: Big Crk. (or less commonly used: Big Ck. or Big Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Big Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Creek.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Big Creek 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 Big Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Creek:
- Carbon County (The home county of Big Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Creek, with the one closest to Big Creek listed first.
- Bowmanstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hazard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Palmerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Weissport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lehighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jim Thorpe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ashfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Mertz Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Little Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Creek, with the one closest to Big Creek listed first.
- Quaker City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Grimville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Eagle Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Monterey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Lenhartsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hinterleiter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Kutztown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Topton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Creek, with the one closest to Big Creek listed first.
- Springtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Hilltop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Passer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Shelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Steinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Zionhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- 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
- Pullen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Richlandtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Creek, with the one closest to Big Creek listed first.
- Slatedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Newside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Rising Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Lochland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Balliettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Ironton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ironton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Schnecksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Creek, with the one closest to Big Creek listed first.
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Highlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Jeddo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Freeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Penn Lake Park
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Stoddartsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Harleigh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Harwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Creek, with the one closest to Big Creek listed first.
- Kresgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Brodheadsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Long Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Pocono Pines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reeders
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Pocono Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Montgomery County
- Palm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Creek, with the one closest to Big Creek listed first.
- Berlinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Danielsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnutport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Arndts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Kreidersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- 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
- Weaversville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Bath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Creek, with the one closest to Big Creek listed first.
- Andreas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mantz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Coaldale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hometown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- McAdoo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kelayres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Lofty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Tamaqua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rene Mont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- New Ringgold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City - Park Crest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grier City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Hughesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Creek, with the one closest to Big Creek listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Belvidere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Stewartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Delaware
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Montana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Warren Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Big Creek.
Cemeteries Near Big Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Creek.
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 Big Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Creek, with the one closest to Big Creek listed first.
- St. Paulus Lutheran And Reformed Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Towamensing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lehighton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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 <3>
- Packerton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jim Thorpe Tomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- New Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mauch Chunk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauch Chunk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mauch Chunk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Jim Thorpe.
- The Mauch Chunk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upper Mauch Chunk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #942823 <3>
- Slatedale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Big Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Big Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Creek, with the one closest to Big Creek listed first.
- Beltzville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beltzville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzville
- Harrity
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harrity is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrity
- Parryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stemlersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stemlersville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemlersville
- Lehighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weissport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lizard Creek Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kittatinny
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Hazard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Aquashicola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aquashicola is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquashicola
- Packerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Packerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packerton
- Jim Thorpe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ashfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Balliet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Balliet is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliet
- Nesquehoning Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Creek.
Newspapers Published in Big Creek ...
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 Big Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Creek, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Creek.
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 Big Creek:
- 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
- Hunterdon 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> | 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- Big Creek) 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 Big Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |