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 Gregory (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 Gregory. 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.
Gregory 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 Gregory. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gregory:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Gregory)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Larksville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edwardsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plymouth Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pringle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pringle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
- Trucksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
- Courtdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Forty Fort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Wilkes-Barre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Luzerne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Wilmot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Sugar Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- East Side
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Leslie Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Coxes Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Mud Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Beaver Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Weatherly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hudsondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Tresckow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Albrightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Unionville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Meckesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Foundryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Berwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jamison City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Briar Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Hetlerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Zaner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Benton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stillwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mifflinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Old Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Milwaukee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Moosic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Schultzville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Scranton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Clarks Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lungerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Unityville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Mount Pocono
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pocono Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tobyhanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Long Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pocono Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- South Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Kelayres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nuremberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lofty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Girard Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Zion Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Coaldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Ferndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Bernice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Laporte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna County
- Springville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Hollisterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Maplewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Noxen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Jenks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- South Eaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Lake Winola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Osterhout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Tunkhannock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Forkston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gregory, see our County-by-County Page for Gregory.
Cemeteries Near Gregory ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gregory.
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 Gregory - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gregory covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincent's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Plymouth.
- The St. Vincent's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Vincent DePaul Cemetery
- St. Vincent's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46268 <3>
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Annunciation Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ignatius Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ignatius Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pringle.
- The St. Ignatius Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Ignatius Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Ignatius Parish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975437 <3>
- St. Johns Slovak of Luzerne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
- The Cedar Crest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trucksville Cemetery
- Trucksville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #913512 <3>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ohav Zedek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hanover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanover Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilkes-Barre.
- The Hanover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hanover Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45029 <3>
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilkes-Barre.
- The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45352 <3>
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gregory had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Larksville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plymouth Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Trucksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
- Wilkes-Barre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Forty Fort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Luzerne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shavertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cease Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- West Nanticoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Askam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Askam is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
- Sugar Notch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Ashley
(4 miles [6.4 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 Gregory. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gregory.
Newspapers Published in Gregory ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gregory.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gregory, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gregory.
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 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 Gregory:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lycoming County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne 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> | 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- Gregory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Gregory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |