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 Briar Crest Woods (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 Briar Crest Woods. 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 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.
Briar Crest Woods is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Sussex (NJ), Warren (NJ), Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northampton, Pike & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Briar Crest Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Briar Crest Woods:
- Monroe County (The home county of Briar Crest Woods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briar Crest Woods, with the one closest to Briar Crest Woods listed first.
- Long Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Pocono Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Pocono Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Reeders
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kresgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gilbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pocono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tobyhanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brodheadsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briar Crest Woods, with the one closest to Briar Crest Woods listed first.
- Meckesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Albrightsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Side
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Mud Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Leslie Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Little Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Jim Thorpe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Weatherly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowmanstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briar Crest Woods, with the one closest to Briar Crest Woods listed first.
- Lehigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Daleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Yostville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Turnersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Moscow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elmhurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belian Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Moosic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Drinker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briar Crest Woods, with the one closest to Briar Crest Woods listed first.
- Custer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Slatington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rockdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rising Sun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Balliettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Newside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Wellington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wellington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Coplay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hokendauqua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briar Crest Woods, with the one closest to Briar Crest Woods listed first.
- Stoddartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Penn Lake Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Bear Creek Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Glen Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Highlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Freeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jeddo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Laurel Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Albert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Albert is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briar Crest Woods, with the one closest to Briar Crest Woods listed first.
- Arndts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Danielsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Berlinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Pen Argyl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wind Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Walnutport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roseto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Lockport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Bangor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briar Crest Woods, with the one closest to Briar Crest Woods listed first.
- La Anna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- South Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Panther
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Ledgedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Blooming Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Paupack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briar Crest Woods, with the one closest to Briar Crest Woods listed first.
- Andreas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McAdoo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Mantz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Hometown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Lofty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Grier City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Tamaqua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briar Crest Woods, with the one closest to Briar Crest Woods listed first.
- Sterling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hollisterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Maplewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Tresslarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Lakeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briar Crest Woods, with the one closest to Briar Crest Woods listed first.
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Hainesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Vail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vail is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Delaware
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Ramseysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ramseysburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg
- Belvidere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Mount Hermon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Blairstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Hazen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Briar Crest Woods, see our County-by-County Page for Briar Crest Woods.
Cemeteries Near Briar Crest Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briar Crest Woods.
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 Briar Crest Woods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Briar Crest Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Briar Crest Woods, with the one closest to Briar Crest Woods listed first.
- Locust Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dotters Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillside Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Briar Crest Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Briar Crest Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Briar Crest Woods, with the one closest to Briar Crest Woods listed first.
- Albrightsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blakeslee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Hickory Run ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- McMichael
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Mud Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Effort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pocono Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Drakes Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Kresgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gilbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Appenzell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Reeders
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Briar Crest Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Briar Crest Woods.
Newspapers Published in Briar Crest Woods ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briar Crest Woods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briar Crest Woods, 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 Briar Crest Woods.
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 Briar Crest Woods:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Schuylkill County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Briar Crest Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briar Crest Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |