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 Gouldsboro (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 Gouldsboro. 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 and doctors 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.
Gouldsboro is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Broome (NY), Delaware (NY), Sullivan (NY), Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near Gouldsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gouldsboro:
- Wayne County (The home county of Gouldsboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouldsboro, with the one closest to Gouldsboro listed first.
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollisterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Maplewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Tresslarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Lakeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uswick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- South Canaan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Hawley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waymart
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Keen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Keen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
- Prompton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Prompton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Seelyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Seelyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouldsboro, with the one closest to Gouldsboro listed first.
- Meckesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Albrightsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Side
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Leslie Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Penn Haven Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Little Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Weatherly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Thorpe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Hudsondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouldsboro, with the one closest to Gouldsboro listed first.
- Lehigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Turnersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yostville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Drinker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Elmhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cobb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Wimmers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Belian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouldsboro, with the one closest to Gouldsboro listed first.
- Stoddartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Houston City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Dupont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Langdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Langdon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Avoca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Duryea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hughestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Yatesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Penn Lake Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Laflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Laflin is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
- Pittston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouldsboro, with the one closest to Gouldsboro listed first.
- Mount Pocono
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tobyhanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Lakes Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Pocono Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pocono Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mountainhome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Long Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parkside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Reeders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McMichael
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Appenzell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouldsboro, with the one closest to Gouldsboro listed first.
- Pen Argyl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roseto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slateford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Wind Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Bangor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Arndts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- East Bangor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouldsboro, with the one closest to Gouldsboro listed first.
- South Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- La Anna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Panther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Ledgedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Blooming Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Paupack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Lords Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kimble
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kimble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Rowland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouldsboro, with the one closest to Gouldsboro listed first.
- Forest City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lenoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- Royal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouldsboro, with the one closest to Gouldsboro listed first.
- Factoryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Winola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Osterhout
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- South Eaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouldsboro, with the one closest to Gouldsboro listed first.
- Wallpack Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Hardwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gouldsboro, with the one closest to Gouldsboro listed first.
- Hainesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Vail
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vail is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gouldsboro, see our County-by-County Page for Gouldsboro.
Cemeteries Near Gouldsboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gouldsboro.
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 Gouldsboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gouldsboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gouldsboro, with the one closest to Gouldsboro listed first.
- Freytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clifton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jericho Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Lake UMC Upper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Lake UMC Lower Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Springbrook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springbrook Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Daleville.
- The Springbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springbrook Congregational Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1370723 <2>
- Locust Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Memorial Estate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Gouldsboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gouldsboro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gouldsboro, with the one closest to Gouldsboro listed first.
- Lehigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Freytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Freytown is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freytown
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mount Pocono
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tobyhanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Angels
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Angels is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- La Anna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Yostville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Spring Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Madisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Madisonville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Newfoundland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gouldsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gouldsboro.
Newspapers Published in Gouldsboro ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gouldsboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gouldsboro, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gouldsboro.
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 Gouldsboro:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Susquehanna County
- Wyoming County
- Sussex County
- Warren 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 '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- Gouldsboro) 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 Gouldsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |