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 Larksville (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 Larksville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.
Larksville 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 Larksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Larksville:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Larksville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larksville, with the one closest to Larksville listed first.
- Plymouth Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edwardsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pringle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pringle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Courtdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Forty Fort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Luzerne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes-Barre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Port Bowkley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Port Bowkley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bowkley
- Trucksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
- Swoyersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larksville, with the one closest to Larksville listed first.
- Sugar Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larksville, with the one closest to Larksville listed first.
- East Side
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Leslie Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Beaver Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coxes Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Weatherly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hudsondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Tresckow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Penn Haven Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Albrightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meckesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Jim Thorpe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larksville, with the one closest to Larksville listed first.
- Foundryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Berwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jamison City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Briar Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Hetlerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stillwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zaner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Mifflinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Lime Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larksville, with the one closest to Larksville listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Belian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Old Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Moosic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Taylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Schultzville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Scranton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Clarks Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larksville, with the one closest to Larksville listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lungerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Unityville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larksville, with the one closest to Larksville listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Mount Pocono
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pocono Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tobyhanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Long Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pocono Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larksville, with the one closest to Larksville listed first.
- La Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- South Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larksville, with the one closest to Larksville listed first.
- Kelayres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nuremberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lofty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Girard Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Zion Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Grier City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Brandonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Ferndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larksville, with the one closest to Larksville listed first.
- Bernice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Long Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Dushore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Susquehanna County
- Springville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larksville, with the one closest to Larksville listed first.
- Hollisterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maplewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Tresslarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larksville, with the one closest to Larksville listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Noxen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Jenks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- South Eaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Lake Winola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Osterhout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Tunkhannock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Marcy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Forkston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Larksville, see our County-by-County Page for Larksville.
Cemeteries Near Larksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Larksville.
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 Larksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Larksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Larksville, with the one closest to Larksville listed first.
- St. John's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ignatius Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ignatius Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pringle.
- The St. Ignatius Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Ignatius Catholic Church Cemetery
- St. Ignatius Parish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975437 <2>
- St. Mary's Annunciation Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Johns Slovak of Luzerne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincent's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Plymouth.
- The St. Vincent's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Vincent DePaul Cemetery
- St. Vincent's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46268 <2>
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilkes-Barre.
- The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45352 <2>
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
- The Cedar Crest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trucksville Cemetery
- Trucksville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #913512 <2>
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Ohav Zedek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanover Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilkes-Barre.
- The Hanover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hanover Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45029 <2>
- Hollenbeck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Larksville had a population of 488 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Larksville had a population of 4,395 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Larksville, with the one closest to Larksville listed first.
- Plymouth Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Gregory
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gregory is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilkes-Barre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Fort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Luzerne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Bowkley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Port Bowkley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bowkley
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Trucksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
- Askam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Askam is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sugar Notch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Parsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parsons is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Miners Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Larksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Larksville.
Newspapers Published in Larksville ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Larksville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Larksville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Larksville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Larksville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lycoming County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Larksville) 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 Larksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |