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 Hallwood (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 Hallwood. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Hallwood 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 Hallwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hallwood:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Hallwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallwood, with the one closest to Hallwood listed first.
- Prichard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
- Hunlock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Cease Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Pikes Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Shickshinny
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Wanamie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Harveyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Huntington Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallwood, with the one closest to Hallwood listed first.
- Wilmot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Laddsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Sugar Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Era
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Overton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallwood, with the one closest to Hallwood listed first.
- Tresckow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Side
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Weatherly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Leslie Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Lansford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nesquehoning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallwood, with the one closest to Hallwood listed first.
- Foundryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Jonestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Zaner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stillwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Briar Creek
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Waller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Hetlerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Mifflinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallwood, with the one closest to Hallwood listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Milwaukee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Old Forge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Moosic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Taylor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Scranton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallwood, with the one closest to Hallwood listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lungerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Unityville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Beaver Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lairdsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Monroe County
- Locust Lakes Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallwood, with the one closest to Hallwood listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Exchange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallwood, with the one closest to Hallwood listed first.
- Nuremberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kelayres
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ferndale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Girard Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Brandonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Lofty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Ringtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Delano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallwood, with the one closest to Hallwood listed first.
- Bernice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Long Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Shinerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Laporte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sonestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dushore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Eagles Mere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallwood, with the one closest to Hallwood listed first.
- Noxen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beaumont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Evans Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Jenks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Forkston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- South Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Osterhout
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Tunkhannock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vosburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Jenningsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hallwood, see our County-by-County Page for Hallwood.
Cemeteries Near Hallwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hallwood.
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 Hallwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hallwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hallwood, with the one closest to Hallwood listed first.
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marvin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sorberton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Benscoter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benscoter Cemetery
- The Benscoter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arnold - Benscote Cemeetery
- Benscoter Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sorber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Adalbert's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Alberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newport Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Edgehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Broadway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Hallwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hallwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hallwood, with the one closest to Hallwood listed first.
- Muhlenberg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Muhlenberg is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
- Prichard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
- Hunlock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silkworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silkworth is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkworth
- Koonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Koonsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonsville
- Sweet Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Shickshinny
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mocanaqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Wanamie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- West Nanticoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
- Cease Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Pikes Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hallwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hallwood.
Newspapers Published in Hallwood ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hallwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hallwood, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hallwood.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hallwood:
- 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
- Montour County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan 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 Hallwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hallwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |