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 Corning (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 Corning. 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.
Corning is located in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Corning. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corning:
- Lehigh County (The home county of Corning)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corning, with the one closest to Corning listed first.
- Hosensack
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Powder Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Old Zionsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Dillingerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Zionsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macungie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hensingersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Limeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Alburtis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Emmaus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Coopersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corning, with the one closest to Corning listed first.
- Red Lion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Huffs Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Rittenhouse Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Eshbach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Bechtelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Landis Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Landis Store is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Topton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boyertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corning, with the one closest to Corning listed first.
- Steinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Milford Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Zionhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Hilltop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Shelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Trumbauersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quakertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Argus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Rich Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Richlandtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Passer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Pullen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corning, with the one closest to Corning listed first.
- Hazard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Palmerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Ashfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Germans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Bowmanstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Little Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Parryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Weissport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lehighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mertz Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corning, with the one closest to Corning listed first.
- South Pottstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Fricks Lock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Kenilworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Pottstown Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Parker Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Spring City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Slonaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Bucktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Pughtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Seven Stars
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Coventryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Knauertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corning, with the one closest to Corning listed first.
- Radnor Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Radnor Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor Station
- Radnor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Davids
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ithan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ithan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithan
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Monroe County
- Rossland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corning, with the one closest to Corning listed first.
- Palm
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fruitville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- East Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Congo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pleasant Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Anise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Green Lane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perkiomenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gilbertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corning, with the one closest to Corning listed first.
- Leithsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Seidersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Hellertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Catasauqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freemansburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Wassergass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Northampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Saucon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corning, with the one closest to Corning listed first.
- Andreas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Rene Mont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Port Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rauschs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- New Ringgold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- McKeansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corning, with the one closest to Corning listed first.
- Hughesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Barbertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Idell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Raven Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Baptistown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Everittstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Prallsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Prallsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prallsville
- Rosemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Locktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Locktown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
- Pattenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- West Portal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corning, with the one closest to Corning listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Warren Glen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Stewartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Corning, see our County-by-County Page for Corning.
Cemeteries Near Corning ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corning.
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 Corning - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Corning covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Corning, with the one closest to Corning listed first.
- Hosensack Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Schwenkfelder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kraussdale Schwenkfelder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dillingersville School Union School and Church Cem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Milford Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zionsville Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (382 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Great Swamp UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Union Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 in 1895, Corning had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Corning, with the one closest to Corning listed first.
- Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chapel is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Palm
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hosensack
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Powder Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Hereford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dillingerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Zionsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Zionsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Sigmund
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sigmund is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigmund
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Fruitville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- East Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Geryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Geryville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geryville
- Shimerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shimerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimerville
- Harlem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Corning. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corning.
Newspapers Published in Corning ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corning.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corning, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corning.
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 Corning:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lehigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon 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> | 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 Corning, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Corning) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |