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 Kehler (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 Kehler. 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 doctors 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.
Kehler 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 Kehler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kehler:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Kehler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kehler, with the one closest to Kehler listed first.
- Haas
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Pitman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hegins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Rough and Ready
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Joliett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Keffers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Beurys Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Orwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Donaldson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- East Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kehler, with the one closest to Kehler listed first.
- Meckville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Mount Aetna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Strausstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- New Schaefferstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Shartlesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bernville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Womelsdorf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kehler, with the one closest to Kehler listed first.
- Locustdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aristes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Numidia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Queen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Slabtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Newlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Catawissa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grovania
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Rupert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Bloomsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fernville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kehler, with the one closest to Kehler listed first.
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Gratz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lykens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Pillow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Berrysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Enders
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Rife
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kehler, with the one closest to Kehler listed first.
- Knousetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kehler, with the one closest to Kehler listed first.
- Gold Mine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Lickdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Fredericksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jonestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Greble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Mount Zion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Heilmandale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kehler, with the one closest to Kehler listed first.
- Newtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- East Berwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kehler, with the one closest to Kehler listed first.
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kehler, with the one closest to Kehler listed first.
- Gowen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Leck Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Edgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Marshallton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Bear Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Alaska
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Bear Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Kulpmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kehler, with the one closest to Kehler listed first.
- Liverpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Pfoutz Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Reward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kehler, with the one closest to Kehler listed first.
- Dundore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shamokin Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Selinsgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McKees Half Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Hoffer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Kratzerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Freeburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Pallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Aline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kehler, with the one closest to Kehler listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- New Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- New Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kehler, see our County-by-County Page for Kehler.
Cemeteries Near Kehler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kehler.
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 Kehler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kehler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kehler, with the one closest to Kehler listed first.
- Jacobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shamokin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tifereth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Williamstown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44808 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kehler had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kehler, with the one closest to Kehler listed first.
- Haas
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Pitman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Line Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Hepler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hepler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Valley View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hegins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gowen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Rough and Ready
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Sacramento
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Good Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
- Fountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Mabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Helfenstein
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helfenstein
- Excelsior
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Excelsior is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Leck Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kehler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kehler.
Newspapers Published in Kehler ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kehler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kehler, 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 Kehler.
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 Kehler:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Union 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 Kehler, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kehler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |