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 Brockton (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 Brockton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Brockton 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 Brockton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brockton:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Brockton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockton, with the one closest to Brockton listed first.
- Middleport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Tuscarora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- New Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City - Park Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tamaqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grier City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Mahanoy City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston - Morea
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston - Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston - Morea
- New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- McKeansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- New Ringgold
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Delano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Hometown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockton, with the one closest to Brockton listed first.
- Quaker City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Ededburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Lenhartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Shartlesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Shoemakersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Centerport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Strausstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grimville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockton, with the one closest to Brockton listed first.
- Lansford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- New Mahoning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Beaver Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Nesquehoning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Germans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Mertz Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Ashfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Weatherly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jim Thorpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Brockton, with the one closest to Brockton listed first.
- Aristes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Locustdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Shumans
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Numidia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Hetlerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Slabtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Mainville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Queen City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Berwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Lime Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockton, with the one closest to Brockton listed first.
- Greble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Newmanstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Fredericksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Mine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Myerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Murray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Stricklerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Inwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockton, with the one closest to Brockton listed first.
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Stines Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Slatedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Hynemansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- New Smithville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Weisenberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Custer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Newside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Friedens
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Seipstown
(23 miles [37 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 Brockton, with the one closest to Brockton listed first.
- Harwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- West Hazleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Tomhicken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Conyngham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Ebervale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Sybertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Jeddo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Freeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montour County
- Mechanicsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockton, with the one closest to Brockton listed first.
- Berlinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brockton, with the one closest to Brockton listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alaska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Locust Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Gowen City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Marshallton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Edgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Elysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kulpmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brockton, see our County-by-County Page for Brockton.
Cemeteries Near Brockton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brockton.
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 Brockton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brockton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brockton, with the one closest to Brockton listed first.
- St. Bertha Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Steigerwalts Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- German Protestant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of New Ringgold.
- The Friedens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Friedens Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #333895 <2>
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Church Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
- White Church Reformed Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zions Red Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Red Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zions Red Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Orwigsburg.
- The Zions Red Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Church Cemetery
- Zions Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #171238 <2>
- Friends Burying Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Brockton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brockton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brockton, with the one closest to Brockton listed first.
- Middleport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Tuscarora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Silver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- New Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reevesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reevesdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesdale
- Cumbola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cumbola is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbola
- Hecla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hecla is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
- Reynolds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reynolds is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Tamaqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newkirk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newkirk is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Barnesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Mahanoy Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Mahanoy Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mahanoy Junction
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Buck Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buck Mountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Frisbie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frisbie is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
- McKeansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brockton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brockton.
Newspapers Published in Brockton ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brockton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brockton, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brockton.
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 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 Brockton:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northampton 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brockton) 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 Brockton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |