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 Run (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 Run. 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 Run ...
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: Buckrun.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buck Run. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buck Run.
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 Run 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 Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buck Run:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Buck Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Glendower
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glendower is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
- Forestville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Heckscherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Branchdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Branchdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchdale
- Forrestville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forrestville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrestville
- Beurys Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Minersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zerbe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zerbe is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerbe
- Llewellyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Schubert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Bethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Meckville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Strausstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Shartlesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aetna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wintersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- New Schaefferstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Hamburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Bernville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ededburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Tresckow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Lansford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beaver Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- New Mahoning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Summit Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Nesquehoning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Germans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Mertz Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Weatherly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Locustdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aristes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Newlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Queen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Shumans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Mainville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Catawissa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rupert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Almedia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Bloomsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Erdman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Lykens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gratz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Loyalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Pillow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berrysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Elizabethville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Lancaster County
- Cocalico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Gold Mine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Fredericksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Inwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Green Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Lickdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Jonestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Myerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Avon Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Stines Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Newtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Tomhicken
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Harwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Nescopeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Conyngham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sybertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton
(24 miles [38.6 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
- East Berwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Hazleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Harleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Alaska
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Locust Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Mount Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Natalie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Gowen City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Bear Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Marshallton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Edgewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Kulpmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leck Kill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Dundore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Hummels Wharf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shamokin Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Port Trevorton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buck Run, see our County-by-County Page for Buck Run.
Cemeteries Near Buck Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buck Run.
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 Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buck Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Friends Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tifereth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Buck Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buck Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buck Run, with the one closest to Buck Run listed first.
- Glendower
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glendower is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
- Branchdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Branchdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchdale
- Heckscherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Gordon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Swatara
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swatara is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
- Steins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Steins is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
- Llewellyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blackwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blackwood is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Silverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silverton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Fountain Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Lavelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locustdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mabel is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buck Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buck Run.
Newspapers Published in Buck Run ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buck Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buck Run, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buck Run.
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 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 Run:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Snyder 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 Buck Run, 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- Buck Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |