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 Ellen Gowan (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 Ellen Gowan. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ellen Gowan is located in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Ellen Gowan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellen Gowan:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Ellen Gowan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellen Gowan, with the one closest to Ellen Gowan listed first.
- Saint Nicholas
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Shenandoah Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
- New Boston - Morea
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Boston - Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston - Morea
- New Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Shenandoah
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mahanoy City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Krebs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Gilberton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Maizeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maizeville
- Brandonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Altamont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Frackville Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
- Frackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellen Gowan, with the one closest to Ellen Gowan listed first.
- Quaker City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Ededburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shartlesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Schubert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Strausstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Lenhartsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Windsor Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Centerport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shoemakersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellen Gowan, with the one closest to Ellen Gowan listed first.
- Tresckow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Lansford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beaver Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Nesquehoning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Weatherly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mertz Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Germans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Jim Thorpe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Ashfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellen Gowan, with the one closest to Ellen Gowan listed first.
- Aristes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Locustdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Shumans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Numidia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Hetlerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Mainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Queen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Berwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Briar Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Lime Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellen Gowan, with the one closest to Ellen Gowan listed first.
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Erdman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellen Gowan, with the one closest to Ellen Gowan listed first.
- Gold Mine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Greble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Fredericksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Inwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Mount Zion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Green Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Lickdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellen Gowan, with the one closest to Ellen Gowan listed first.
- Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Stines Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Slatedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Hynemansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- New Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Weisenberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Friedens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Newside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Slatington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Seipstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellen Gowan, with the one closest to Ellen Gowan listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Tomhicken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Harwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Sybertsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Conyngham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Hazleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Harleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nescopeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ebervale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Beach Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- East Berwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellen Gowan, with the one closest to Ellen Gowan listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellen Gowan, with the one closest to Ellen Gowan listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alaska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Locust Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Elysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gowen City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Kulpmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marshallton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Edgewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Marion Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Shamokin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellen Gowan, see our County-by-County Page for Ellen Gowan.
Cemeteries Near Ellen Gowan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellen Gowan.
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 Ellen Gowan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellen Gowan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellen Gowan, with the one closest to Ellen Gowan listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- German Protestant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peddlars Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Casmir's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brandonville.
- The Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brandonville Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227564 <3>
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hetherington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Bertha Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Ellen Gowan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellen Gowan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellen Gowan, with the one closest to Ellen Gowan listed first.
- Saint Nicholas
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Yatesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Morea
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
- New Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Shenandoah
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maizeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maizeville
- Gilberton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Mahanoy City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Krebs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lost Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Mahanoy Plane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahanoy Plane is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy Plane
- Frackville Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Frackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Wetherill Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellen Gowan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellen Gowan.
Newspapers Published in Ellen Gowan ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellen Gowan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellen Gowan, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellen Gowan.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ellen Gowan:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northumberland 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellen Gowan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ellen Gowan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |