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 Hoppers 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 Hoppers 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 Hoppers 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 Hoppers Mill: Hoppers Ml. (or less commonly used: Hoppers Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Hoppers Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hoppers Mill may originally have been Hopper's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hoppers Mill might be written as Hopper 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Hoppers Mill 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 Hoppers Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoppers Mill:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Hoppers Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoppers Mill, with the one closest to Hoppers Mill listed first.
- Coaldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Andreas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hometown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Tamaqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rene Mont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- New Ringgold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Lofty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- McAdoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grier City - Park Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grier City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoppers Mill, with the one closest to Hoppers Mill listed first.
- Quaker City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Grimville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Lenhartsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ededburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Windsor Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Kutztown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoppers Mill, with the one closest to Hoppers Mill listed first.
- New Mahoning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Lansford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summit Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Germans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Mertz Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Nesquehoning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Weissport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lehighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Jim Thorpe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- Beaver Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoppers Mill, with the one closest to Hoppers Mill listed first.
- Shumans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Aristes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Locustdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Berwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Creek
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Mifflinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Mainville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoppers Mill, with the one closest to Hoppers Mill listed first.
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Slatedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Stines Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Friedens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Rising Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Hynemansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- New Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoppers Mill, with the one closest to Hoppers Mill listed first.
- Harwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Hazleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ebervale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Jeddo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Harleigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Hazleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Highlands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Freeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Conyngham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Sybertsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoppers Mill, with the one closest to Hoppers Mill listed first.
- Kresgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Brodheadsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Long Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Appenzell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Locust Lakes Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Pocono Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- Palm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoppers Mill, with the one closest to Hoppers Mill listed first.
- Berlinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Arndts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Northampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Howertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- North Catasauqua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Weaversville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Franks Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoppers Mill, with the one closest to Hoppers Mill listed first.
- Dooleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Mount Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alaska
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoppers Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Hoppers Mill.
Cemeteries Near Hoppers Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoppers 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 Hoppers Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoppers Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoppers Mill, with the one closest to Hoppers Mill listed first.
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
- The Dinkey Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashfield Cemetery
- Dinkey Memorial Lutheran Church Cemetery
- New Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gnaden Huetten Cemetery is located in Lehighton.
- The Gnaden Huetten Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huetten Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45156 <3>
- Lehighton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Packerton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mauch Chunk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauch Chunk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mauch Chunk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Jim Thorpe.
- The Mauch Chunk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upper Mauch Chunk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #942823 <3>
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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. Bertha Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- German Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
While we didn't find Hoppers Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoppers Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoppers Mill, with the one closest to Hoppers Mill listed first.
- New Mahoning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Lansford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leibeyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leibeyville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leibeyville
- Mantz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Normal Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Normal Square is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
- Coaldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hauto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hauto is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauto
- Millers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Andreas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Penn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Penn is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penn
- Dorset
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dorset is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Summit Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Reynolds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Kepner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kepner is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepner
- Germans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoppers Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoppers Mill.
Newspapers Published in Hoppers 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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoppers Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoppers Mill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoppers Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Hoppers Mill:
- 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
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland 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 Hoppers 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' (or 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- Hoppers Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |