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 Humboldt (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 Humboldt. 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.
Humboldt 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 Humboldt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Humboldt:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Humboldt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Harwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- West Hazleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Conyngham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hazleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Sybertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Jeddo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Freeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Mountain Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Quaker City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Ededburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lenhartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Krumsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Berne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- 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
- Grimville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Shartlesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shoemakersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Tresckow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Beaver Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Hudsondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Weatherly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lansford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nesquehoning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Penn Haven Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- New Mahoning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- 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>
- Leslie Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Hetlerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Berwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Shumans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Briar Creek
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Mifflinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Aristes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Mainville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Centralia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Almedia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Newlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Slatedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Newside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Slatington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Rising Sun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Hynemansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- New Smithville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Kresgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Berlinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Danielsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Alaska
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- 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
- Marshallton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Gowen City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Shamokin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Kelayres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lofty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Oneida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Delano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Nuremberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grier City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Grier City - Park Crest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hometown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Brandonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Humboldt, see our County-by-County Page for Humboldt.
Cemeteries Near Humboldt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Humboldt.
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 Humboldt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Humboldt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hazleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Nuremberg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Peddlars Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Ann's Parish 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.<3>
While we didn't find Humboldt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Humboldt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Cranberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- West Hazleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Conyngham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kelayres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Audenried
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Audenried is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audenried
- Tomhicken
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Oneida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Lofty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Sybertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tresckow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Harleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milnesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milnesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Girard Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Quakake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quakake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakake
- Leviston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leviston is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leviston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Humboldt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Humboldt.
Newspapers Published in Humboldt ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Humboldt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Humboldt, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Humboldt.
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 either 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 Humboldt:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Montour County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill 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 Humboldt, 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 from Point A (ie- Humboldt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |