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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 Falls (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 Falls. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Falls is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.

Below are the counties that are near Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Falls:

  • Wyoming County     (The home county of Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
    • Lake Winola
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • South Eaton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
    • Osterhout
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
    • Vernon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Vernon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Jenks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jenks is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
    • Dixon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Dixon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Factoryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunkhannock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marcy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Marcy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
    • Beaumont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mill City is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
    • Evans Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
    • Sugar Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyalusing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilmot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Limehill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Limehill is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
    • New Era
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • New Era is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
    • Homets Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
    • Asylum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Asylum is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
    • Le Raysville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
    • Laddsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
  • Carbon County
    • East Side
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • East Side is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Columbia County
    • Jamison City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
    • Schultzville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
    • Milwaukee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
    • Clarks Summit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dalton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalton is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
    • Glenburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Clarks Green
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
    • La Plume
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
    • Waverly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrenceville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Old Forge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
    • Minooka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
    • Orange
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Orange is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Carverton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Carverton is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
    • Duryea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Exeter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pittston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • West Pittston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • West Wyoming
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • West Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyoming
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
    • Hughestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
    • Kunkle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
    • Avoca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Dupont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dallas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
    • Locust Lakes Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
    • Mount Pocono
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tobyhanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
    • Ledgedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ledgedale is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
    • South Sterling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • La Anna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • La Anna is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
    • Bernice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Bernice is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Shinerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
    • Dushore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
    • Springville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hop Bottom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lenoxville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
    • Tyler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Royal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Royal is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Auburn Four Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
    • Elk Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
    • Kingsley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • South Gibson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Montrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Forest City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Alford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Alford is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.
    • Hollisterville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
    • Maplewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Maplewood is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • South Canaan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • South Canaan is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
    • Tresslarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
    • Waymart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Forest City Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
    • Sterling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Keen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Keen is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
    • Prompton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Prompton is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Aldenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Aldenville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
    • Lakeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bethany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Falls.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Falls, with the one closest to Falls listed first.

  • Post Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fitch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lake Winola Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Huff Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dreisbach - Morse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cosner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (260 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Falls had a population of 149 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Keelersburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Keelersburg is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelersburg
  • Lockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockville is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockville
  • Lake Winola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • South Eaton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
  • Ransom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ransom is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
  • Milwaukee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
  • Schultzville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
  • Osterhout
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
  • Center Moreland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Moreland is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Moreland
  • Orange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Vernon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Vernon is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Bardwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bardwell is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Ketcham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ketcham is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketcham
    • Harding
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Harding is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Dixon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Dixon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon

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

Newspapers Published in Falls ...

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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Falls, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Falls.

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 Falls:

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 Falls, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.