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 Conyngham (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 Conyngham. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Conyngham is located in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Conyngham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conyngham:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Conyngham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- Sybertsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tomhicken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Harwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- West Hazleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Harleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hazleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebervale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jeddo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Dorrance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Beach Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Mountain Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Highlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- Quaker City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Ededburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lenhartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- Tresckow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Beaver Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Weatherly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lansford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nesquehoning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Mud Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- East Side
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Jim Thorpe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- Berwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Foundryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Briar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Mifflinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shumans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Lime Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Jonestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Mainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Almedia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Aristes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Newlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Espy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Belian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Slatedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Stines Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Unityville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Kresgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- Berlinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Danielsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Alaska
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Natalie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Locust Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Elysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kulpmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Marion Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Gowen City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Shamokin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- Kelayres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nuremberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Lofty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Zion Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Brandonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Grier City - Park Crest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grier City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Ferndale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Noxen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Conyngham, see our County-by-County Page for Conyngham.
Cemeteries Near Conyngham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conyngham.
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 Conyngham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Conyngham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129847 <2>
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hazleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nuremberg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Conyngham had a population of 629 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Conyngham had a population of 1,858 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Conyngham, with the one closest to Conyngham listed first.
- Sybertsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tomhicken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- West Hazleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Milnesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Milnesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesville
- Drums
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Derringer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Derringer is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derringer
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Ebervale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Briggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rock Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
- Hobbie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
- Fern Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fern Glen is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Conyngham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conyngham.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Conyngham ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conyngham.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Conyngham. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Conyngham and those printed in the larger area surrounding Conyngham.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of Conyngham.
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 helpful 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 Conyngham:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Lycoming County
- Monroe County
- Montour County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill 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 Conyngham, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Conyngham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |