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 Gerhards (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 Gerhards. 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.
Gerhards is located in Carbon County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carbon County: Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Gerhards. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gerhards:
- Carbon County (The home county of Gerhards)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerhards, with the one closest to Gerhards listed first.
- Beaver Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hudsondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Coxes Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Tresckow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Weatherly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lansford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nesquehoning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Thorpe
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Penn Haven Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Mertz Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- New Mahoning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Lehighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerhards, with the one closest to Gerhards listed first.
- Quaker City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Ededburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Grimville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Lenhartsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Eagle Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Berne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Kutztown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Monterey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerhards, with the one closest to Gerhards listed first.
- Berwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Foundryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Shumans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Briar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Mifflinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aristes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Mainville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Newlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Jonestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Almedia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerhards, with the one closest to Gerhards listed first.
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Slatedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Stines Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Rising Sun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rockdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Schnecksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Balliettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerhards, with the one closest to Gerhards listed first.
- Ebervale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Jeddo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Hazleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Hazleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Harleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Conyngham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sybertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerhards, with the one closest to Gerhards listed first.
- Kresgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Long Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brodheadsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McMichael
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Rossland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Pocono Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Reeders
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pocono Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerhards, with the one closest to Gerhards listed first.
- Berlinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Danielsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Kreidersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Chapman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- North Catasauqua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Weaversville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Bath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerhards, with the one closest to Gerhards listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Alaska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerhards, with the one closest to Gerhards listed first.
- Coaldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kelayres
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hometown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Lofty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Delano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Grier City - Park Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Tamaqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Mantz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Andreas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gerhards, see our County-by-County Page for Gerhards.
Cemeteries Near Gerhards ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gerhards.
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 Gerhards - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gerhards covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gerhards, with the one closest to Gerhards listed first.
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Weatherly.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Weatherly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961621 <2>
- Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Hazleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Church Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
- White Church Reformed Cemetery
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Gerhards had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gerhards, with the one closest to Gerhards listed first.
- Beaver Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hudsondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Hauto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hauto is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauto
- Leviston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leviston is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leviston
- Tresckow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coaldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lansford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summit Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nesquehoning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Junction
- Weatherly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Audenried
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Audenried is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audenried
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kelayres
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hometown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gerhards. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gerhards.
Newspapers Published in Gerhards ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gerhards.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gerhards, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gerhards.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Gerhards:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Carbon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gerhards, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gerhards) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |