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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 Hunlock Gardens (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 Hunlock Gardens. 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 Hunlock Gardens ...

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 Hunlock Gardens: Hunlock Gdns. (or less commonly used: Hunlock Gardns., Hunlock Grdens. or Hunlock Grdns.)

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 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.

Hunlock Gardens 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 Hunlock Gardens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hunlock Gardens:

  • Luzerne County     (The home county of Hunlock Gardens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunlock Gardens, with the one closest to Hunlock Gardens listed first.
    • Hunlock Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Nanticoke
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cease Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
    • Wanamie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
    • Glen Lyon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
    • Slocum Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Slocum Corners is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Corners
    • Concrete City ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Concrete City is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete City
    • Lee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lee is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Plymouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Warrior Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
    • Prichard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Prichard is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
    • Pikes Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
  • Bradford County
    • Wilmot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunlock Gardens, with the one closest to Hunlock Gardens listed first.
    • Beaver Meadows
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Coxes Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
      • Coxes Village has also been known as:
      • Cross Village
    • Tresckow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Tresckow is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
    • East Side
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Leslie Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
    • Weatherly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudsondale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
    • Mud Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mud Run is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
    • Penn Haven Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
    • Unionville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Albrightsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nesquehoning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunlock Gardens, with the one closest to Hunlock Gardens listed first.
    • Foundryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
    • Berwick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jonestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Briar Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 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
    • Hetlerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
    • Benton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jamison City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
    • Stillwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Zaner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Zaner is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
    • Mifflinville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lime Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
    • Waller
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Waller is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunlock Gardens, with the one closest to Hunlock Gardens listed first.
    • Lawrenceville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Belian Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
    • Old Forge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Milwaukee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
    • Moosic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <1>
    • Minooka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
    • Taylor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
    • Schultzville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
    • Spring Brook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
    • Scranton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <1>
    • Green Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Hunlock Gardens, with the one closest to Hunlock Gardens listed first.
    • Richarts Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
    • Lungerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
    • Unityville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Biggerstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
    • Beaver Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
    • Lairdsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
  • Monroe County
    • Locust Lakes Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunlock Gardens, with the one closest to Hunlock Gardens listed first.
    • Nuremberg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kelayres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
    • McAdoo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • McAdoo is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <1>
    • 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)
    • Girard Manor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
    • Lofty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
    • Ferndale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
    • Brandonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
    • Delano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Delano is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
    • Grier City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunlock Gardens, with the one closest to Hunlock Gardens listed first.
    • Bernice
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bernice is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Long Brook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
    • Shinerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
    • Laporte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dushore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sonestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Beech Glen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
    • Eagles Mere
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hunlock Gardens, with the one closest to Hunlock Gardens listed first.
    • Beaumont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Mill City is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
    • Noxen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Vernon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Vernon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • 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
    • Jenks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jenks is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
    • South Eaton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
    • Osterhout
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
    • Forkston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Forkston is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
    • Lake Winola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunkhannock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Vosburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hunlock Gardens, see our County-by-County Page for Hunlock Gardens.

Cemeteries Near Hunlock Gardens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hunlock Gardens.

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 Hunlock Gardens - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hunlock Gardens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hunlock Gardens, with the one closest to Hunlock Gardens listed first.

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 Hunlock Gardens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hunlock Gardens.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hunlock Gardens, with the one closest to Hunlock Gardens listed first.

  • Hunlock Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • West Nanticoke
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
  • Glen Lyon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
  • Wanamie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
  • Nanticoke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cease Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
  • Hanover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanover is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Lee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lee is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Askam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Askam is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
  • Silkworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Silkworth is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkworth
  • Slocum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Slocum is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
  • Warrior Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Plymouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Prichard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Prichard is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
    • Muhlenberg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Muhlenberg is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hunlock Gardens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hunlock Gardens.

Newspapers Published in Hunlock Gardens ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hunlock Gardens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hunlock Gardens, 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 Hunlock Gardens.

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 helpful 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 Hunlock Gardens:

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 Hunlock Gardens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunlock Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.