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 Echo Lake (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 Echo Lake. 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 Echo Lake ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Echo Lake: Echo Lk.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Echo Lake is located in Monroe County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Sussex (NJ), Warren (NJ), Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northampton, Pike & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Echo Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Echo Lake:
- Monroe County (The home county of Echo Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Lake, with the one closest to Echo Lake listed first.
- Coolbaugh
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Shoemakers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County
- Bushkill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushkill
- Bushkill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushkill <2>
- Delaware Water Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Water Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Water Gap
- Delaware Water Gap is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware Water Gap <2>
- East Stroudsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
- East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <2>
- Stroudsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
- Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg <2>
- Arlington Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Paradise Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Mountainhome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainhome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainhome
- Mountainhome is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainhome <2>
- Reeders
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeders
- Reeders is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeders <2>
- Appenzell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - McMichael
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Brodheadsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodheadsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodheadsville
- Brodheadsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodheadsville <2>
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Lake, with the one closest to Echo Lake listed first.
- Meckesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Albrightsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrightsville
- Albrightsville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albrightsville <2>
- Jonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Lake, with the one closest to Echo Lake listed first.
- Lehigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Turnersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Moscow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <2>
- Yostville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Stoddartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoddartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Stoddartsville
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Lake, with the one closest to Echo Lake listed first.
- Slateford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Slateford is located in Northampton County
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- East Bangor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Bangor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Bangor is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <2>
- Roseto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
- Roseto is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <2>
- New Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- New Village is located in Northampton County
- Pen Argyl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Argyl
- Pen Argyl is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pen Argyl <2>
- Wind Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Gap
- Wind Gap is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wind Gap <2>
- Kesslersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Belfast
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Stockertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockertown
- Stockertown is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockertown <2>
- Tatamy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatamy
- Tatamy is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatamy <2>
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Lake, with the one closest to Echo Lake listed first.
- Egypt Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County
- Conashaugh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conashaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County
- La Anna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Panther
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Lords Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Valley
- Lords Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lords Valley <2>
- South Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sterling
- South Sterling is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Sterling <2>
- Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
- Paupack
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paupack
- Paupack is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paupack <2>
- Ledgedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Wilsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County
- Matamoras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Matamoras is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <2>
- Kimble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Kimble is located in Pike County
- Millrift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Millrift is located in Pike County
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Lake, with the one closest to Echo Lake listed first.
- Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <2>
- Uswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Uswick is located in Wayne County
- Lakeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <2>
- Hawley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Hawley is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <2>
- Hollisterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Lake, with the one closest to Echo Lake listed first.
- Califon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Califon
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Farmersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Hoffmans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Readingsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readingsburg
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Pattenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Annandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Lake, with the one closest to Echo Lake listed first.
- Budd Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Woodport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Woodport is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Hurdtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Crestmoore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Long Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Long Valley is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Naughright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naughright
- Naughright is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Succasunna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Succasunna is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Hacklebarney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hacklebarney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Lake Telemark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Telemark
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Millbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Millbrook is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Hibernia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Hibernia is located in Morris County (NJ)
- White Meadow Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Meadow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Meadow Lake
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Lake, with the one closest to Echo Lake listed first.
- Hardwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Middleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Middleville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Swartswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartswood
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Wallpack Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Crandon Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
- Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Tranquility
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Layton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Augusta is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Ross Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- Ross Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Armstrong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Lake, with the one closest to Echo Lake listed first.
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Hainesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Vail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Vail is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Blairstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Blairstown is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Paulina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Paulina is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Mount Hermon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allamuchy - Panther Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allamuchy - Panther Valley
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Belvidere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Vienna is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Hazen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Echo Lake, with the one closest to Echo Lake listed first.
- Port Jervis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
- Port Jervis is located in Orange County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <2>
- Sparrow Bush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Bush
- Sparrow Bush is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparrow Bush <2>
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Orange County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>
- Sullivan County (NY)
- Pond Eddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
- Pond Eddy is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pond Eddy <2>
- Pond Eddy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Echo Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Echo Lake.
Newspapers Published in Echo Lake ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Echo Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Echo Lake, 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 Echo Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Echo Lake:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Pennsylvania State Archives
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lackawanna County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Luzerne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Northampton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pike County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hunterdon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morris County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sussex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Warren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Orange County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sullivan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carbon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
Cemeteries Near Echo Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Echo Lake.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Echo Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Echo Lake, with the one closest to Echo Lake listed first.
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
- Lower Wall Pack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Wall Pack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Wall Pack Cemetery
- Franklin Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Hill Cemetery
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974233 <5>
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Ridge Cemetery
- Delaware Water Gap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delaware Water Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delaware Water Gap Cemetery
- Hainesburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hainesburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974234 <5>
- Blairstown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- The Blairstown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blair Academy Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blairstown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297612 <5>
- Spring Valley Christian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spring Valley Christian Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Blairstown (NJ).
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179284 <5>
- Stroud Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroud Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
- Knowlton Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- The Knowlton Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knowlton Frame Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowlton Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100054 <5>
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- Union Brick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Brick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100269 <5>
- Laurelwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurelwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurelwood Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent Cemetery
- Union Brick Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Echo Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Echo Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Echo Lake, with the one closest to Echo Lake listed first.
- Shoemakers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County
- Calno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Marshalls Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Creek
- Marshalls Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshalls Creek <2>
- Bushkill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushkill
- Bushkill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushkill <2>
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Flatbrookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbrookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrookville
- Flatbrookville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Walnut Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Valley
- Walnut Valley is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Hardwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Egypt Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County
- Gravel Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Place
- Gravel Place is located in Monroe County
- East Stroudsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
- East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <2>
- Delaware Water Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Water Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Water Gap
- Delaware Water Gap is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware Water Gap <2>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dunnfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Hainesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Vail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Vail is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Dunnfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Echo Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Echo Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Echo Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Echo Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Echo Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0651, Longitude: -75.0566 In this case, the coordinates for Echo Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Echo Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |