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 Clarks Summit (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 Clarks Summit. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County: Luzerne, Monroe, Susquehanna, Wayne & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Clarks Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarks Summit:
- Lackawanna County (The home county of Clarks Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Summit, with the one closest to Clarks Summit listed first.
- Clarks Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Glenburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Waverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edella
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Justus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Dalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schultzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Carpenter Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Craig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Dickson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blakely
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Bradford County
- Sugar Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carbon County
- East Side
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Summit, with the one closest to Clarks Summit listed first.
- Avoca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Duryea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Houston City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Dupont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hughestown
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Langdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Langdon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Pittston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Exeter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Pittston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Carverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carverton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Summit, with the one closest to Clarks Summit listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Mount Pocono
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tobyhanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pocono Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Summit, with the one closest to Clarks Summit listed first.
- Ledgedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- South Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- La Anna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Panther
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Paupack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Blooming Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Kimble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kimble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Summit, with the one closest to Clarks Summit listed first.
- Lenoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Hop Bottom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Forest City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Springville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tyler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Union Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alford is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Auburn Four Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Elk Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Summit, with the one closest to Clarks Summit listed first.
- Maplewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- South Canaan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Hollisterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Tresslarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Waymart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Forest City Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
- Keen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Keen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
- Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Prompton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Prompton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Aldenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aldenville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Bethany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Summit, with the one closest to Clarks Summit listed first.
- Factoryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Winola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nicholson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Osterhout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- South Eaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Marcy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Tunkhannock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Carey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Jenks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Lemon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarks Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Clarks Summit.
Cemeteries Near Clarks Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarks Summit.
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 Clarks Summit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarks Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarks Summit, with the one closest to Clarks Summit listed first.
- Abington Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shady Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cosner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waverly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45070 <2>
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Cathedral Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McDonnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonnell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McDonnell Cemetery is located in Scranton.
- Dalton / Scranton Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clarks Summit had a population of 105 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clarks Summit had a population of 4,843 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarks Summit, with the one closest to Clarks Summit listed first.
- Chinchilla
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clarks Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Glenburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Edella
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Waverly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Schultzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Dalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Justus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Dickson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Craig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Wallsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wallsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsville
- Green Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Throop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Olyphant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- La Plume
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarks Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarks Summit.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clarks Summit ...
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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarks Summit.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Clarks Summit. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Clarks Summit and those printed in the larger area surrounding Clarks Summit.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of Clarks Summit.
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 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 Clarks Summit:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lackawanna County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming 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 Clarks Summit, 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' (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- Clarks Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |