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 Buck Mountain (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 Buck Mountain. 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 Buck Mountain ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Buck Mountain: Buck Mtn. (or less commonly used: Buck Mntn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buck Mountain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buck Mountain.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Buck Mountain 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 Buck Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buck Mountain:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Buck Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Mountain, with the one closest to Buck Mountain listed first.
- Delano
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Grier City - Park Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grier City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Mahanoy City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Girard Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- New Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Lofty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Brandonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Tuscarora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- New Boston - Morea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston - Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston - Morea
- Saint Nicholas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Krebs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Mountain, with the one closest to Buck Mountain listed first.
- Quaker City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Hamburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ededburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Lenhartsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Berne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Shartlesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Krumsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Centerport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Schubert
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Grimville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Mountain, with the one closest to Buck Mountain listed first.
- Tresckow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Lansford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Beaver Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Nesquehoning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Weatherly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Germans
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Jim Thorpe
(19 miles [30.6 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 Buck Mountain, with the one closest to Buck Mountain listed first.
- Aristes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shumans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Locustdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Newlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Berwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Slabtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Briar Creek
(18 miles [29 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
- Mifflinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Mountain, with the one closest to Buck Mountain listed first.
- Gold Mine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Greble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Mountain, with the one closest to Buck Mountain listed first.
- Jacksonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Stines Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Slatedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Newside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Slatington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hynemansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- New Smithville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Weisenberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Mountain, with the one closest to Buck Mountain listed first.
- Harwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Tomhicken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- West Hazleton
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Conyngham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sybertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Ebervale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Jeddo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Nescopeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beach Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Mountain, with the one closest to Buck Mountain listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Mountain, with the one closest to Buck Mountain listed first.
- Berlinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Mountain, with the one closest to Buck Mountain listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alaska
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Locust Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Elysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gowen City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Kulpmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marshallton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Edgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Marion Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buck Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Buck Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Buck Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buck Mountain.
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 Buck Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buck Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buck Mountain, with the one closest to Buck Mountain listed first.
- German Protestant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Peddlars Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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. Bertha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Casmir's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nuremberg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Buck Mountain had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buck Mountain, with the one closest to Buck Mountain listed first.
- Delano
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Park Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Park Place is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Mahanoy City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Mahanoy Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Mahanoy Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mahanoy Junction
- Pine Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
- New Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Girard Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Barnesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Haucks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Haucks is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haucks
- Tamanend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tamanend is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamanend
- Quakake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quakake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakake
- Yatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Saint Nicholas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Morea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
- Tuscarora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buck Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buck Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Buck Mountain ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buck Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buck Mountain, 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 Buck Mountain.
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 Buck Mountain:
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Buck Mountain) 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 Buck Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |