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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 Coaldale (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 Coaldale. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Coaldale 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 Coaldale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coaldale:

  • Schuylkill County     (The home county of Coaldale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coaldale, with the one closest to Coaldale listed first.
    • Hometown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
    • Tamaqua
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lofty
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
    • McAdoo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • McAdoo is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <1>
    • Kelayres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
    • Andreas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mantz
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
    • Tuscarora
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
    • Grier City - Park Crest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grier City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
    • Delano
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Delano is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
    • Girard Manor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coaldale, with the one closest to Coaldale listed first.
    • Quaker City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Quaker City is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
    • Stony Run
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Stony Run is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
    • Ededburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ededburg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
    • Krumsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Krumsville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
    • Lenhartsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Grimville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Grimville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
    • Hamburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Windsor Castle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
    • Eagle Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle Point is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
    • Berne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Berne is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
    • Kutztown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Monterey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Monterey is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coaldale, with the one closest to Coaldale listed first.
    • Lansford
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • New Mahoning
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
    • Nesquehoning
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tresckow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tresckow is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
    • Beaver Meadows
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Coxes Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
      • Coxes Village has also been known as:
      • Cross Village
    • Hudsondale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
    • Mertz Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
    • Germans
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Germans is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
    • Weatherly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Ashfield is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coaldale, with the one closest to Coaldale listed first.
    • Hetlerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
    • Shumans
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shumans is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
    • Aristes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Aristes is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
    • Centralia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Berwick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Briar Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Foundryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
    • Locustdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Mifflinville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Newlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Newlin is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Numidia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Numidia is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
    • Lime Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coaldale, with the one closest to Coaldale listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Lochland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lochland is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
    • Slatedale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
    • Custer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Custer is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Emerald
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Emerald is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
    • Stines Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
    • Friedens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Friedens is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
    • Slatington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Newside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Newside is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
    • Rising Sun
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Weidasville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
    • Hynemansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coaldale, with the one closest to Coaldale listed first.
    • Hazleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Harwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Harwood is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
    • West Hazleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Ebervale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
    • Harleigh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jeddo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Eckley ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Eckley is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
      • Eckley has also been known as:
      • Eckley Miners Village
    • Freeland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Highlands
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Highlands is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
    • Conyngham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tomhicken
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
    • Sybertsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coaldale, with the one closest to Coaldale listed first.
    • Kresgeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Gilbert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Brodheadsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Rossland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rossland is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
    • Long Pond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Lakes Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
    • McMichael
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • McMichael is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
    • Pocono Pines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coaldale, with the one closest to Coaldale listed first.
    • Berlinsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
    • Lockport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lockport is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
    • Walnutport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Danielsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cherryville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Arndts
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Arndts is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
    • Kreidersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
    • Northampton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Howertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Howertown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
      • Howertown has also been known as:
      • Hauertown
      • Howardtown
      • Howartown
      • Howeton
    • Weaversville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Weaversville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
    • North Catasauqua
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Chapman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Chapman is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coaldale, with the one closest to Coaldale listed first.
    • Mount Carmel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Alaska
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Alaska is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Dooleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
    • Locust Gap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
    • Natalie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Natalie is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coaldale, see our County-by-County Page for Coaldale.

Cemeteries Near Coaldale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coaldale.

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 Coaldale - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coaldale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coaldale, with the one closest to Coaldale listed first.

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 Coaldale had a population of 1,849 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Coaldale had a population of 2,131 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Coaldale, with the one closest to Coaldale listed first.

  • Lansford
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hauto
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hauto is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauto
  • Hometown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
  • Newkirk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Newkirk is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
  • Gerhards
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gerhards is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhards
  • Tamaqua
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Mahoning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
  • Summit Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nesquehoning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Reevesdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Reevesdale is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesdale
  • Reynolds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Reynolds is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • West Penn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Penn is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penn
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Leibeyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Leibeyville is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leibeyville
    • Tresckow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tresckow is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
    • Normal Square
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Normal Square is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coaldale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coaldale.

Newspapers Published in Coaldale ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coaldale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coaldale, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coaldale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Coaldale:

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 Coaldale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coaldale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.