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 Lamberton (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 Lamberton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Lamberton 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 Lamberton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lamberton:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Lamberton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
- Hegins
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Joliett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Keffers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Valley View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- Donaldson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Haas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Orwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Tower City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tremont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,656 people
- Pitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lorberry Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
- Meckville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Mount Aetna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Strausstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- New Schaefferstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Shartlesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bernville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Womelsdorf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Berne
(27 miles [43.5 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 Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
- Locustdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aristes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Newlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Queen City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Catawissa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grovania
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Rupert
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Shumans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Mainville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Bloomsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Erdman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Lykens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gratz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Loyalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Berrysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pillow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Elizabethville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Enders
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Juniata County
- Knousetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
- Cocalico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Poplar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Brickerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elstonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Mastersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Hopeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
- Gold Mine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Lickdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Fredericksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Jonestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Greble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Mount Zion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Heilmandale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Sand Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
- Newtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Tomhicken
(30 miles [48.3 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 Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
- Gowen City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Leck Kill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Locust Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Alaska
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Marshallton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Natalie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Kulpmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
- Liverpool
(26 miles [41.8 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
- Dundore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Chapman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Port Trevorton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Selinsgrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shamokin Dam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McKees Half Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Hoffer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Freeburg
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Kratzerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Aline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Shadle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lamberton, see our County-by-County Page for Lamberton.
Cemeteries Near Lamberton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lamberton.
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 Lamberton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lamberton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
- St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollernan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Gunkles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sattazahn Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Shamokin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Lamberton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lamberton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lamberton, with the one closest to Lamberton listed first.
- Hegins
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Good Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
- Keffers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Joliett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Fountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Valley View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- Haas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Tower City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Rausch Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rausch Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rausch Creek
- Kehler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kehler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehler
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Donaldson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Sacramento
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lamberton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lamberton.
Newspapers Published in Lamberton ...
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 Lamberton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lamberton, 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 Lamberton.
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 Lamberton:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster 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 Lamberton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lamberton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |