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 Christmans (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 Christmans. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Christmans is located in Carbon 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 Carbon County: Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Christmans. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Christmans:
- Carbon County (The home county of Christmans)
- The following are listed by their distance from Christmans, with the one closest to Christmans listed first.
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Albrightsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Meckesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Leslie Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- East Side
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Jim Thorpe
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Lehighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Weatherly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bowmanstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christmans, with the one closest to Christmans listed first.
- Quaker City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Grimville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Eagle Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Lenhartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christmans, with the one closest to Christmans listed first.
- Spring Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Yostville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Lehigh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Daleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Turnersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Belian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Moscow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Moosic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elmhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Minooka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christmans, with the one closest to Christmans listed first.
- Custer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Slatedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Slatington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Friedens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Rockdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rising Sun
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Lochland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Newside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Balliettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Ironton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ironton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Schnecksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christmans, with the one closest to Christmans listed first.
- Stoddartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Penn Lake Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- White Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Freeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jeddo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Bear Creek Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ebervale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Glen Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Harleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hazleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christmans, with the one closest to Christmans listed first.
- Kresgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Long Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Brodheadsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Pocono Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Appenzell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Reeders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pocono Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pocono
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christmans, with the one closest to Christmans listed first.
- Danielsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Arndts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Cherryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walnutport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Kreidersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Chapman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Northampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Howertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Wind Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christmans, with the one closest to Christmans listed first.
- La Anna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- South Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panther
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christmans, with the one closest to Christmans listed first.
- Andreas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McAdoo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mantz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Kelayres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Hometown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Lofty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Tamaqua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City - Park Crest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Delano
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Girard Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Wayne County
- Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Christmans, with the one closest to Christmans listed first.
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Delaware
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Hainesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Phillipsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Christmans, see our County-by-County Page for Christmans.
Cemeteries Near Christmans ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Christmans.
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 Christmans - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Christmans covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Christmans, with the one closest to Christmans listed first.
- Dotters Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- German Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Thorpe Tomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mauch Chunk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauch Chunk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mauch Chunk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Jim Thorpe.
- The Mauch Chunk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upper Mauch Chunk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #942823 <2>
- Packerton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paulus Lutheran And Reformed Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Weatherly.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Weatherly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961621 <2>
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Jerusalem Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Christmans in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Christmans.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Christmans, with the one closest to Christmans listed first.
- Albrightsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Drakes Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Penn Haven Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Hickory Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Leslie Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Jim Thorpe
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Nesquehoning Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Packerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Packerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packerton
- Harrity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrity is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrity
- Beltzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beltzville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzville
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Stemlersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stemlersville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemlersville
- Kresgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blakeslee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Christmans. See our List of 1890's Communities around Christmans.
Newspapers Published in Christmans ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Christmans.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Christmans, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Christmans.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Christmans:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Carbon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Christmans) 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 Christmans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |