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 Ginther (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 Ginther. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Ginther 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 Ginther. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ginther:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Ginther)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginther, with the one closest to Ginther listed first.
- Lofty
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Kelayres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hometown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Delano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Grier City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Grier City - Park Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tamaqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coaldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Girard Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Sheppton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginther, with the one closest to Ginther listed first.
- Quaker City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Ededburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Lenhartsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Grimville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Berne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Shartlesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shoemakersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Centerport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginther, with the one closest to Ginther listed first.
- Tresckow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Lansford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Hudsondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Summit Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nesquehoning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weatherly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Mahoning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Mertz Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Jim Thorpe
(14 miles [22.5 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>
- Germans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginther, with the one closest to Ginther listed first.
- Shumans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Hetlerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Aristes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Berwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Briar Creek
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Foundryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Mifflinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Locustdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Numidia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginther, with the one closest to Ginther listed first.
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Slatedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Emerald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Custer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Stines Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Slatington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Friedens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Newside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Hynemansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Rising Sun
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Weisenberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginther, with the one closest to Ginther listed first.
- Harwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- West Hazleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Hazleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Conyngham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ebervale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Sybertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jeddo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Freeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginther, with the one closest to Ginther listed first.
- Kresgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginther, with the one closest to Ginther listed first.
- Berlinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arndts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Kreidersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- North Catasauqua
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ginther, with the one closest to Ginther listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Alaska
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Elysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gowen City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Kulpmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marshallton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Marion Heights
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ginther, see our County-by-County Page for Ginther.
Cemeteries Near Ginther ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ginther.
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 Ginther - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ginther covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ginther, with the one closest to Ginther listed first.
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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. Stephens RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hazleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- German Protestant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bertha Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Ginther in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ginther.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ginther, with the one closest to Ginther listed first.
- Quakake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quakake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakake
- Lofty
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Tamanend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tamanend is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamanend
- Haucks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haucks is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haucks
- Hometown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Kelayres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Delano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Pine Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
- East Mahanoy Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Mahanoy Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mahanoy Junction
- Barnesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Audenried
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Audenried is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audenried
- Newkirk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newkirk is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tresckow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Park Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Park Place is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Buck Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Mountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ginther. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ginther.
Newspapers Published in Ginther ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ginther.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ginther, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ginther.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Ginther:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Northampton 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> | 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ginther) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ginther, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |