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 East Berlin (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 East Berlin. 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.
Name Variations for East Berlin ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Berlin: E. Berlin
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Berlin. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Berlin.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
East Berlin is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Broome (NY), Delaware (NY), Sullivan (NY), Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near East Berlin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Berlin:
- Wayne County (The home county of East Berlin)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berlin, with the one closest to East Berlin listed first.
- Boyds Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Milanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Calkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Laurella
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Laurella is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carley Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carley Brook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
- Dyberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dyberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
- Honesdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Siko
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siko is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
- Hawley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seelyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seelyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berlin, with the one closest to East Berlin listed first.
- Vandling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vandling is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Cortez
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cortez is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Carbondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Simpson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Drinker
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Mount Cobb
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Wimmers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Jermyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Archbald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jessup
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Monroe County
- Mountainhome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berlin, with the one closest to East Berlin listed first.
- Masthope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Masthope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Westcolang
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Kimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kimble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Rowland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lackawaxen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Tafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Paupack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blooming Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Lords Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Parkers Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Ledgedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berlin, with the one closest to East Berlin listed first.
- Forest City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Union Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
- Ararat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ararat is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Royal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- South Gibson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex County (NJ)
- Layton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Delaware County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berlin, with the one closest to East Berlin listed first.
- Rock Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Valley is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Pea Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pea Brook is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
- Butternut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
- Cooks Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
- Chiloway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chiloway is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Horton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Peakville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Peakville is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
- Cadosia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cadosia is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
- Harvard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harvard is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Gregorytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gregorytown is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
- Shinhopple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berlin, with the one closest to East Berlin listed first.
- Sparrow Bush
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Port Jervis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huguenot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cuddebackville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Port Orange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Port Orange is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
- Shin Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Finchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Finchville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Otisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sullivan County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Berlin, with the one closest to East Berlin listed first.
- Narrowsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tusten
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tusten is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
- Cochecton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cochecton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yulan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eldred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Falls Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Callicoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hortonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hankins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Berlin, see our County-by-County Page for East Berlin.
Cemeteries Near East Berlin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Berlin.
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 East Berlin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Berlin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Berlin, with the one closest to East Berlin listed first.
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tusten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lava Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Lucys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Brook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nearing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Huntington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Schoonover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find East Berlin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Berlin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Berlin, with the one closest to East Berlin listed first.
- Narrowsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Atco is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Tusten
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tusten is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
- Lava
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lava is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
- Boyds Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Masthope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Masthope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Milanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Calkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Torrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Torrey is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey
- Indian Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Orchard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- White Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westcolang
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cochecton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tyler Hill
(7 miles [11.3 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 East Berlin. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Berlin.
Newspapers Published in East Berlin ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Berlin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Berlin, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Berlin.
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 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 East Berlin:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lackawanna County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Susquehanna County
- Sussex County
- Delaware County
- Orange County
- Sullivan 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> | 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 East Berlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- East Berlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |