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 Haines (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 Haines. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Haines is located in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Haines. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haines:
- Lehigh County (The home county of Haines)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haines, with the one closest to Haines listed first.
- Chapman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Ancient Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Wescosville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walbert is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbert
- Seipstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Orefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weidasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Stetlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stetlersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetlersville
- Wennersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wennersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wennersville
- Alburtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hensingersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hensingersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensingersville
- Hynemansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haines, with the one closest to Haines listed first.
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Schofer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Red Lion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hinterleiter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Topton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Rittenhouse Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Eagle Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Huffs Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sally Ann is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
- Grimville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Kutztown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Krumsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haines, with the one closest to Haines listed first.
- Steinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Hilltop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Zionhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Milford Square
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Shelly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Passer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Richlandtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Quakertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trumbauersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Springtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Argus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Rich Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haines, with the one closest to Haines listed first.
- Ashfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Hazard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Germans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Bowmanstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Palmerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Parryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lehighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Little Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Weissport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mertz Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- New Mahoning
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Jonesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haines, with the one closest to Haines listed first.
- South Pottstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Kenilworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Pottstown Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Fricks Lock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Parker Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Bucktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Coventryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Pughtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Slonaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Spring City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Knauertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Seven Stars
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Sheeder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sheeder is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haines, with the one closest to Haines listed first.
- Kresgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rossland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Gilbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brodheadsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haines, with the one closest to Haines listed first.
- Palm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- East Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Congo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pleasant Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Hoppenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Anise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Gilbertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Green Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Perkiomenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haines, with the one closest to Haines listed first.
- North Catasauqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Northampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Howertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Weaversville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Seidersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Walnutport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Kreidersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Cherryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haines, with the one closest to Haines listed first.
- Andreas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Rene Mont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Rauschs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- New Ringgold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Port Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McKeansburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Coaldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Hometown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Tamaqua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haines, with the one closest to Haines listed first.
- Hughesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Everittstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haines, with the one closest to Haines listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Warren Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Stewartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Haines, see our County-by-County Page for Haines.
Cemeteries Near Haines ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haines.
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 Haines - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Haines covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haines, with the one closest to Haines listed first.
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's UCC Cemetery
- The St. John's UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery of Fogelsville
- Resurrection Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morgenland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgenland Cemetery
- The Morgenland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morganland Cemetery
- Morgenland Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1859220 <2>
- Lehigh Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Zion Cemetery
- The Lehigh Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lehigh Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973095 <2>
- Cedar Heights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longswamp Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Topton Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Topton Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Topton.
- The Topton Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Topton Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992380 <2>
- St. Peters Union Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Northwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Emmaus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #587280 <2>
- Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Haines had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Haines, with the one closest to Haines listed first.
- Trexlertown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Litzenberg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Litzenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litzenberg
- Chapman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Fogelsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laros ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Laros is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laros
- Breinigsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- East Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wescosville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walbert is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbert
- Claussville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claussville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Seipstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Maxatawny
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maxatawny is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxatawny
- Shamrock Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Station is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Haines. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haines.
Newspapers Published in Haines ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haines.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haines, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haines.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Haines:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lehigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon 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> | 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 Haines, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |