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 Hazleton Station (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 Hazleton Station. 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 Hazleton Station ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hazleton Station: Hazleton Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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.
Hazleton Station 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 Hazleton Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hazleton Station:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Hazleton Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazleton Station, with the one closest to Hazleton Station listed first.
- Hazleton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harleigh
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Hazleton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Ebervale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Harwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Jeddo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Freeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Conyngham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Highlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Sybertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- White Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazleton Station, with the one closest to Hazleton Station listed first.
- Quaker City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Ededburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Lenhartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grimville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Hamburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Krumsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Windsor Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Berne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Eagle Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazleton Station, with the one closest to Hazleton Station listed first.
- Tresckow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(2 miles [3.2 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Weatherly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lansford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nesquehoning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Leslie Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Jim Thorpe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- New Mahoning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazleton Station, with the one closest to Hazleton Station listed first.
- Berwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Foundryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Briar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Shumans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Mifflinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Jonestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Aristes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Mainville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Centralia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Almedia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Newlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazleton Station, with the one closest to Hazleton Station listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Belian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Spring Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazleton Station, with the one closest to Hazleton Station listed first.
- Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Slatedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Stines Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Rising Sun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rockdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Schnecksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Weidasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazleton Station, with the one closest to Hazleton Station listed first.
- Kresgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Long Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pocono Pines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McMichael
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Brodheadsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rossland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazleton Station, with the one closest to Hazleton Station listed first.
- Berlinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Danielsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts
(27 miles [43.5 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 southeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazleton Station, with the one closest to Hazleton Station listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Alaska
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazleton Station, with the one closest to Hazleton Station listed first.
- McAdoo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kelayres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Lofty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Hometown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Sheppton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Coaldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Delano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Girard Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Grier City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Grier City - Park Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nuremberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tamaqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wyoming County
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hazleton Station, see our County-by-County Page for Hazleton Station.
Cemeteries Near Hazleton Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hazleton Station.
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 Hazleton Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hazleton Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hazleton Station, with the one closest to Hazleton Station listed first.
- St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hazleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129847 <2>
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Weatherly.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Weatherly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961621 <2>
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Hazleton Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hazleton Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hazleton Station, with the one closest to Hazleton Station listed first.
- Harleigh
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Hazleton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Cranberry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Milnesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Milnesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesville
- Tresckow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Leviston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leviston is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leviston
- Ebervale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Audenried
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Audenried is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audenried
- Beaver Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Kelayres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Drums
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jeddo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Drifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifton
- Saint Johns
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hazleton Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hazleton Station.
Newspapers Published in Hazleton Station ...
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 Hazleton Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hazleton Station, 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 Hazleton Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hazleton Station:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill 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 Hazleton Station, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hazleton Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |