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 Carpenter Hollow (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 Carpenter Hollow. 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 Carpenter Hollow ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Carpenter Hollow: Carpenter Holw. (or less commonly used: Carpenter Hlw. or Carpenter Hllw.)
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Carpenter Hollow is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near Carpenter Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carpenter Hollow:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Carpenter Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenter Hollow, with the one closest to Carpenter Hollow listed first.
- Factoryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Winola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osterhout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Dixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Nicholson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marcy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Lake Carey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- South Eaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Tunkhannock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Avery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Lemon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Jenks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenter Hollow, with the one closest to Carpenter Hollow listed first.
- Sugar Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wyalusing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wilmot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Le Raysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Limehill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Herrickville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Homets Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- New Era
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Asylum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- South Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- South Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Marshview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenter Hollow, with the one closest to Carpenter Hollow listed first.
- La Plume
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Dalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carpenter Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Glenburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schultzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Clarks Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Clarks Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- East Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Edella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Milwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenter Hollow, with the one closest to Carpenter Hollow listed first.
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Duryea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avoca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carverton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
- Kunkle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Exeter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Houston City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Hughestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Pittston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Pittston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dupont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dallas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County
- Ledgedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenter Hollow, with the one closest to Carpenter Hollow listed first.
- Bernice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenter Hollow, with the one closest to Carpenter Hollow listed first.
- Hop Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- Tyler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Royal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Auburn Four Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Kingsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Gibson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Alford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alford is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- South Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carpenter Hollow, with the one closest to Carpenter Hollow listed first.
- Forest City Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
- Maplewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- South Canaan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Waymart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tresslarville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Hollisterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Keen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Keen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
- Aldenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Aldenville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Prompton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Prompton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Wrighter Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carpenter Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Carpenter Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Carpenter Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carpenter Hollow.
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 Carpenter Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carpenter Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carpenter Hollow, with the one closest to Carpenter Hollow listed first.
- Evergreen Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Winola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dalton / Scranton Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scranton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Lemon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Post Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chase Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Carpenter Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carpenter Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carpenter Hollow, with the one closest to Carpenter Hollow listed first.
- Factoryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bardwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bardwell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Lake Winola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Plume
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- East Lemon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lemon
- Osterhout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Dalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Schultzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Glenburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wallsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wallsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Nicholson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marcy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- South Eaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carpenter Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carpenter Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Carpenter Hollow ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carpenter Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carpenter Hollow, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carpenter Hollow.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Carpenter Hollow:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Pike County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne 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 Carpenter Hollow, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carpenter Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |