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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 Sterling (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 Sterling. 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 Sterling ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Sterling: E. Sterling

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of East Sterling)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sterling, with the one closest to East Sterling listed first.
    • Sterling
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hollisterville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
    • Lakeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Maplewood is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Tresslarville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
    • Uswick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Uswick is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
    • South Canaan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • South Canaan is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
    • Hawley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Honesdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Prompton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Prompton is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Seelyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Seelyville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Waymart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Keen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Keen is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sterling, with the one closest to East Sterling listed first.
    • Albrightsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meckesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Meckesville is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
    • East Side
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Side is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Mud Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mud Run is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sterling, with the one closest to East Sterling listed first.
    • Lehigh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
    • Turnersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
    • Drinker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
    • Aberdeen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Wimmers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
    • Daleville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Moscow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Moscow is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
    • Mount Cobb
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
    • Cortez
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cortez is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
    • Elmhurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Yostville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
    • Spring Brook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
    • Jessup
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <1>
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sterling, with the one closest to East Sterling listed first.
    • Stoddartsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
    • Avoca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Avoca is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
    • Houston City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Houston City is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
    • Langdon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Langdon is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Dupont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Duryea
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hughestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
    • Bear Creek Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • West Pittston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Yatesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Exeter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Laflin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Laflin is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sterling, with the one closest to East Sterling listed first.
    • Mount Pocono
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountainhome
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tobyhanna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Paradise Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
    • Pocono Summit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Parkside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Parkside is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
    • Pocono Pines
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Locust Lakes Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
    • Long Pond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Reeders
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Coolbaugh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
    • Appenzell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Appenzell is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
    • Bushkill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sterling, with the one closest to East Sterling listed first.
    • Slateford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Slateford is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
    • Portland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Portland is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sterling, with the one closest to East Sterling listed first.
    • Ledgedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ledgedale is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
    • Panther
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Panther is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • South Sterling
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • La Anna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • La Anna is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
    • Paupack
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blooming Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
    • Tafton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilsonville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
    • Lords Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Kimble
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kimble is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
    • Rowland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lackawaxen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Masthope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Masthope is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sterling, with the one closest to East Sterling listed first.
    • Forest City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Union Dale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lenoxville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
    • Royal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Royal is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sterling, with the one closest to East Sterling listed first.
    • Factoryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Winola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicholson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sussex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sterling, with the one closest to East Sterling listed first.
    • Wallpack Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
    • Layton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
    • Hardwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hardwick is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
    • Normanook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Normanook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
    • Crandon Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
    • Middleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Middleville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
  • Warren County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sterling, with the one closest to East Sterling listed first.
    • Millbrook ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Hainesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hainesburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
    • Blairstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Blairstown is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
    • Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Vail
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Vail is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
  • Sullivan County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Sterling, with the one closest to East Sterling listed first.
    • Tusten
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tusten is located in Sullivan County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
    • Barryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Narrowsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Yulan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pond Eddy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Eldred
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cochecton Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cochecton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near East Sterling ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Sterling.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Sterling, with the one closest to East Sterling 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>

While we didn't find East Sterling in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Sterling.

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

  • Newfoundland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Greentown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sterling
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Angels
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Angels is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
  • Ledgedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ledgedale is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
  • South Sterling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Freytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Freytown is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freytown
  • La Anna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • La Anna is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
  • Arlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Arlington is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Hollisterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
  • Lehigh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
  • Madisonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Madisonville is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Avoy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Avoy is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoy
    • Paupack
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Maplewood is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood

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

Newspapers Published in East Sterling ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Sterling.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Sterling, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Sterling.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sterling:

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 Sterling, 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' (or 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- East Sterling) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.