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 Green Ridge (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 Green Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Green Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Greenridge.
- A typical abbreviation for Green Ridge: Green Rdg. (or less commonly used: Green Rdge. or Green Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Green Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Green Ridge is located in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Green Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Ridge:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Green Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- West Hazleton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Hazleton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Harleigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Conyngham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sybertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Jeddo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Freeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Dorrance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Quaker City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Ededburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lenhartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grimville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Windsor Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Berne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Tresckow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Beaver Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Weatherly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lansford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nesquehoning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Leslie Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Jim Thorpe
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Mud Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- New Mahoning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Berwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Foundryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Briar Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Shumans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Mifflinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Jonestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Aristes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Almedia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Mainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Centralia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Belian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Slatedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Stines Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Rising Sun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rockdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Hynemansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- New Smithville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Kresgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Long Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pocono Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montour County
- Mechanicsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Berlinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Danielsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Alaska
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Natalie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Locust Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Bear Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Elysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kulpmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Gowen City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Marshallton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Kelayres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lofty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Girard Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Nuremberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grier City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Hometown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Grier City - Park Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coaldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Wyoming County
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Green Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Green Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Ridge.
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 Green Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hazleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129847 <2>
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nuremberg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Groover 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.<3>
While we didn't find Green Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Ridge, with the one closest to Green Ridge listed first.
- Cranberry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- West Hazleton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Harleigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milnesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milnesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesville
- Audenried
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Audenried is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audenried
- Tresckow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Ebervale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Conyngham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelayres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Leviston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leviston is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leviston
- Drums
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sybertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Beaver Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Green Ridge ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Ridge, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Ridge.
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 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 Green Ridge:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Montour County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Wyoming 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 Green Ridge, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |