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 Koonsville (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 Koonsville. 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 and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Koonsville 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 Koonsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Koonsville:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Koonsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Koonsville, with the one closest to Koonsville listed first.
- Shickshinny
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Waterton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Glen Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Huntington Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunlock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Harveyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Wanamie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Prichard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- New Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Register
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Bradford County
- Wilmot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koonsville, with the one closest to Koonsville listed first.
- Coxes Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Beaver Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Weatherly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Side
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Leslie Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Lansford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nesquehoning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koonsville, with the one closest to Koonsville listed first.
- Foundryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Jonestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Berwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Stillwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zaner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Hetlerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mifflinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Rohrsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Jamison City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Orangeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koonsville, with the one closest to Koonsville listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Old Forge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Milwaukee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Moosic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Schultzville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Spring Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Scranton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koonsville, with the one closest to Koonsville listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Unityville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lungerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Biggerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Beaver Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lairdsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koonsville, with the one closest to Koonsville listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Exchange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koonsville, with the one closest to Koonsville listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Natalie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Dooleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Elysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Alaska
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Chulasky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Reed
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Rushtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koonsville, with the one closest to Koonsville listed first.
- Nuremberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zion Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ferndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Kelayres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Girard Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Lofty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Ringtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Krebs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Delano
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koonsville, with the one closest to Koonsville listed first.
- Long Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Bernice
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Beech Glen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Laporte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Sonestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dushore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagles Mere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koonsville, with the one closest to Koonsville listed first.
- Noxen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beaumont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Evans Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Jenks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Forkston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- South Eaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Osterhout
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Tunkhannock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jenningsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Mehoopany Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Lake Winola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Koonsville, see our County-by-County Page for Koonsville.
Cemeteries Near Koonsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Koonsville.
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 Koonsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Koonsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Koonsville, with the one closest to Koonsville listed first.
- Sorber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Benscoter Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Adalbert's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Alberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Benscoter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benscoter Cemetery
- The Benscoter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arnold - Benscote Cemeetery
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sorberton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goss Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Huntington Mills.
- The Goss Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harveyville Cemetery
- Trescott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186549 <2>
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Graveyard Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Broadway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Koonsville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Koonsville, with the one closest to Koonsville listed first.
- Shickshinny
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mocanaqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Pond Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
- Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Glen Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Muhlenberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Muhlenberg is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
- Huntington Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Town Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Hunlock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wapwallopen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slocum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slocum is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Wanamie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Koonsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Koonsville.
Newspapers Published in Koonsville ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Koonsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Koonsville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Koonsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Koonsville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan County
- Wyoming 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Koonsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Koonsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |