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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 Kelayres (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 Kelayres. 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 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.

Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Kelayres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kelayres:

  • Schuylkill County     (The home county of Kelayres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelayres, with the one closest to Kelayres listed first.
    • McAdoo
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
      • McAdoo is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <2>
    • Lofty
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lofty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
      • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lofty
      • From Kelayres to Lofty
    • Hometown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Delano
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard Manor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grier City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grier City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
      • Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
    • Sheppton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheppton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppton
      • Sheppton is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheppton <2>
    • Grier City - Park Crest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneida
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Coaldale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
      • Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <2>
    • Tamaqua
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
      • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <2>
    • Brandonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mahanoy City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelayres, with the one closest to Kelayres listed first.
    • Quaker City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
      • Quaker City is located in Berks County
    • Stony Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
      • Stony Run is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stony Run
      • From Kelayres to Stony Run
    • Ededburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hamburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lenhartsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Krumsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Berne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
      • Berne is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berne
      • From Kelayres to Berne
    • Windsor Castle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Grimville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shartlesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Shoemakersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemakersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakersville
      • Shoemakersville is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoemakersville <2>
    • Eagle Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerport
      • Centerport is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerport <2>
  • Carbon County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelayres, with the one closest to Kelayres listed first.
    • Hetlerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shumans
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
      • Shumans is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shumans
      • From Kelayres to Shumans
    • Berwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Briar Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Foundryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
      • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
    • Mifflinville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
      • Mifflinville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinville <2>
    • Aristes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aristes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
      • Aristes is located in Columbia County
    • Centralia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lime Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
      • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
    • Mainville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
      • Mainville is located in Columbia County
    • Newlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Numidia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Almedia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelayres, with the one closest to Kelayres listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lochland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lochland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
      • Lochland is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lochland
      • From Kelayres to Lochland
    • Slatedale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Custer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Custer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • Custer is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Custer
      • From Kelayres to Custer
    • Emerald
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
      • Emerald is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emerald
      • From Kelayres to Emerald
    • Stines Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Friedens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Newside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Slatington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
      • Slatington is located in Lehigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <2>
    • Rising Sun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
      • Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rising Sun
      • From Kelayres to Rising Sun
    • Hynemansville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Smithville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockdale
      • From Kelayres to Rockdale
  • Luzerne County
  • Monroe County
  • Montour County
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelayres, with the one closest to Kelayres listed first.
    • Berlinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lockport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
      • Lockport is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lockport
      • From Kelayres to Lockport
    • Walnutport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnutport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnutport
      • Walnutport is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnutport <2>
    • Danielsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cherryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Arndts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arndts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
      • Arndts is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arndts
      • From Kelayres to Arndts
    • Kreidersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Northampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelayres, with the one closest to Kelayres listed first.
    • Mount Carmel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
      • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <2>
    • Dooleyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Locust Gap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Natalie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bear Gap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Elysburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysburg
      • Elysburg is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysburg <2>
    • Marshallton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
      • Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
    • Gowen City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
      • Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
    • Kulpmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
      • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <2>
    • Marion Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
      • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
    • Shamokin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Edgewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Northumberland County

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

Cemeteries Near Kelayres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kelayres.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kelayres, with the one closest to Kelayres 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kelayres had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Audenried
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Audenried have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audenried
    • Audenried is located in Carbon County
  • Lofty
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lofty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
    • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lofty
    • From Kelayres to Lofty
  • Tresckow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Quakake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quakake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakake
    • Quakake is located in Schuylkill County
  • Cranberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
    • Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
  • Tamanend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamanend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamanend
    • Tamanend is located in Schuylkill County
  • Leviston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leviston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leviston
    • Leviston is located in Carbon County
  • West Hazleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hazleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Hazleton
    • From Kelayres to West Hazleton
  • Girard Manor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Delano
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
    • Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
  • Haucks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haucks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haucks
    • Haucks is located in Schuylkill County
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Kelayres ...

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 Kelayres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kelayres, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kelayres.

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 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 Kelayres:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kelayres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Kelayres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Kelayres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kelayres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9007, Longitude: -76.0052    









 

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