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 Haucks (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 Haucks. 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 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.
Haucks is located in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Haucks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haucks:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Haucks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haucks, with the one closest to Haucks listed first.
- Grier City - Park Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Delano
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Grier City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Hometown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Lofty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Tamaqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Girard Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Tuscarora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Kelayres
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mahanoy City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haucks, with the one closest to Haucks listed first.
- Quaker City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Ededburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Stony Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Hamburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lenhartsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Berne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Grimville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Shartlesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Centerport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shoemakersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haucks, with the one closest to Haucks listed first.
- Tresckow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Lansford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Summit Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Nesquehoning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Weatherly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mertz Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Germans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Jim Thorpe
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haucks, with the one closest to Haucks listed first.
- Aristes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Shumans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Centralia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Berwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Locustdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Briar Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Foundryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Mifflinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Numidia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Lime Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haucks, with the one closest to Haucks listed first.
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Slatedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Stines Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Custer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Hynemansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- New Smithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Weisenberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haucks, with the one closest to Haucks listed first.
- Harwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- West Hazleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Hazleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Conyngham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harleigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sybertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ebervale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Jeddo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Mountain Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Freeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- Kresgeville
(28 miles [45.1 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 Haucks, with the one closest to Haucks listed first.
- Berlinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arndts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Kreidersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haucks, with the one closest to Haucks listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Alaska
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Gowen City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Marshallton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Elysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kulpmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Shamokin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Haucks, see our County-by-County Page for Haucks.
Cemeteries Near Haucks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haucks.
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 Haucks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Haucks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haucks, with the one closest to Haucks listed first.
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- German Protestant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Bertha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peddlars Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brandonville.
- The Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brandonville Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227564 <2>
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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, Haucks had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Haucks, with the one closest to Haucks listed first.
- Tamanend
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tamanend is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamanend
- East Mahanoy Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Mahanoy Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mahanoy Junction
- Barnesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quakake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quakake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakake
- Pine Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
- Delano
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Hometown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Lofty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Buck Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buck Mountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Reevesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reevesdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesdale
- Tamaqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newkirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newkirk is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Park Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Park Place is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Tuscarora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Girard Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Haucks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haucks.
Newspapers Published in Haucks ...
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 Haucks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haucks, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haucks.
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 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 Haucks:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Montour County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haucks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Haucks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |