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 Haags Mill (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 Haags Mill. 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 Haags Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Haags Mill: Haags Ml. (or less commonly used: Haags Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Haags Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Haags Mill may originally have been Haag's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Haags Mill might be written as Haag Mill.
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 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.
Haags Mill 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 Haags Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haags Mill:
- Wayne County (The home county of Haags Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haags Mill, with the one closest to Haags Mill listed first.
- Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollisterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tresslarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Uswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Maplewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Hawley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Canaan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Honesdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Prompton
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Seelyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Waymart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Keen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Keen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haags Mill, with the one closest to Haags Mill listed first.
- Albrightsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Meckesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- East Side
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Mud Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Leslie Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haags Mill, with the one closest to Haags Mill listed first.
- Lehigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Turnersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Daleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Drinker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wimmers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Yostville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Elmhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cobb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Cortez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cortez is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Spring Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Jessup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haags Mill, with the one closest to Haags Mill listed first.
- Stoddartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Langdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Langdon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Avoca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dupont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Houston City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Duryea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hughestown
(23 miles [37 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
- Pittston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yatesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Laflin
(24 miles [38.6 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
- West Pittston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Exeter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haags Mill, with the one closest to Haags Mill listed first.
- Mountainhome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Pocono
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tobyhanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Pocono Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parkside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Locust Lakes Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Pocono Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reeders
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Appenzell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- McMichael
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Coolbaugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haags Mill, with the one closest to Haags Mill listed first.
- Slateford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Roseto
(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
- Pen Argyl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bangor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Bangor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- New Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Wind Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haags Mill, with the one closest to Haags Mill listed first.
- Panther
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- South Sterling
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- La Anna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Ledgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Blooming Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Paupack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Lords Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kimble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Rowland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lackawaxen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Haags Mill, with the one closest to Haags Mill listed first.
- Forest City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Union Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lenoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- Wyoming County
- Factoryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haags Mill, with the one closest to Haags Mill listed first.
- Wallpack Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Layton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Hardwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Crandon Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
- Normanook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Middleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Swartswood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartswood
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haags Mill, with the one closest to Haags Mill listed first.
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Hainesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Vail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vail is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Blairstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Paulina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paulina is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Delaware
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Mount Hermon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Sullivan County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haags Mill, with the one closest to Haags Mill listed first.
- Tusten
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tusten is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
- Barryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Narrowsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yulan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Eddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eldred
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Haags Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Haags Mill.
Cemeteries Near Haags Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haags Mill.
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 Haags Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Haags Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haags Mill, with the one closest to Haags Mill listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jericho Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freytown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollisterville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paupack Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Clifton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Memorial Estate Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tisdale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Haags Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Haags Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Haags Mill, with the one closest to Haags Mill listed first.
- South Sterling
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newfoundland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Angels
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Angels is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
- La Anna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Greentown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ledgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Freytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Freytown is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freytown
- Lehigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Canadensis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pocono
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tobyhanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mountainhome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Hollisterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Haags Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haags Mill.
Newspapers Published in Haags Mill ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haags Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haags Mill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haags Mill.
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 Haags Mill:
- 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
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Haags Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Haags Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |