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 Side (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 Side. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Side is located in Carbon 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 Carbon County: Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near East Side. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Side:
- Carbon County (The home county of East Side)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
- Leslie Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Albrightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Meckesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Weatherly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Thorpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Hudsondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Beaver Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nesquehoning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coxes Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Summit Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
- Quaker City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
- Berwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Foundryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Briar Creek
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Hetlerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
- Spring Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Yostville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Belian Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Daleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Moosic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Old Forge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moscow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Minooka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Elmhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
- Emerald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Slatedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Friedens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lochland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Rockdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Newside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Rising Sun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Balliettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Ironton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ironton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Schnecksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
- Penn Lake Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Stoddartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- White Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Highlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Glen Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Jeddo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Freeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Albert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Albert is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Laurel Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ebervale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Long Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pocono Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kresgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McMichael
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Gilbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pocono Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pocono
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tobyhanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Brodheadsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Reeders
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rossland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
- Danielsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Arndts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Walnutport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cherryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Chapman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Kreidersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Wind Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pen Argyl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Northampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
- La Anna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- South Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Panther
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Ledgedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
- Kelayres
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Andreas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hometown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Lofty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Mantz
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Delano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Girard Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Grier City - Park Crest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Oneida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
- Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollisterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Maplewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Side, see our County-by-County Page for East Side.
Cemeteries Near East Side ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Side.
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 Side - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Side covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
- Laurel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Weatherly.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Weatherly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961621 <2>
- Locust Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jim Thorpe Tomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- German Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dotters Corners Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albert Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Albert.
- The Albert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rippletown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988179 <2>
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>
While we didn't find East Side in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Side.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
- Hickory Run ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Leslie Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Bear Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Junction
- Drakes Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
- Albrightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blakeslee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Moosehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moosehead is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
- Buck Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- White Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sandy Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Bear Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 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 Side. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Side.
Newspapers Published in East Side ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Side.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Side, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Side.
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 East Side:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Carbon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Schuylkill 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 East Side, 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- East Side) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |