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 Locust Valley (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 Locust Valley. 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.
Name Variations for Locust Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Locust Valley: Locust Vly. (or less commonly used: Locust Vally. or Locust Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Locust Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Locust Valley.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
Locust Valley is located in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Locust Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Locust Valley:
- Lehigh County (The home county of Locust Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Coopersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Limeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Friedensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Dillingerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Emmaus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hosensack
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hosensack is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosensack
- Old Zionsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Zionsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Powder Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Powder Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Valley
- Fountain Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Macungie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rittersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Allentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Huffs Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Red Lion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Rittenhouse Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Lyons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Eshbach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Bechtelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Landis Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Landis Store is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
- Topton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boyertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Monterey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Shelly
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Zionhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Steinsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Passer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Richlandtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Milford Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Pullen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Quakertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trumbauersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Richland Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Center is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Hazard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Palmerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Little Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Bowmanstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kittatinny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Jonesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ashfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Germans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Parryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weissport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lehighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- New Mahoning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Fricks Lock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Kenilworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- South Pottstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Parker Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Pottstown Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Spring City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Slonaker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Phoenixville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bucktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Coventryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Pughtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Sheeder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheeder is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Rossland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Kresgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brodheadsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- East Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoppenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Palm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Lane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Perkiomenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Telford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woxall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woxall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woxall
- Pleasant Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Leithsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Seidersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Hellertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wassergass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wassergass is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassergass
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freemansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Lower Saucon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Steel City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Wagnerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wagnerville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnerville
- North Catasauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Andreas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Hughesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Barbertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Everittstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Idell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Raven Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Baptistown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Locktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Locktown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
- Prallsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Prallsville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prallsville
- Rosemont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Pattenburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- West Portal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Jutland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- Mercer County (NJ)
- Titusville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Titusville is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Warren Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Stewartsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Asbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Montana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Brass Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Belvidere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Hazen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Locust Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Locust Valley.
Cemeteries Near Locust Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Locust Valley.
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 Locust Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Locust Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dillingersville School Union School and Church Cem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trinity Great Swamp UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Milford Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Northwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Northwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Emmaus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #587280 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Zionsville UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hosensack Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Kraussdale Schwenkfelder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stricker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Locust Valley had a population of 198 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Zionhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Shelly
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Coopersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Steinsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Brick Tavern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Tavern is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
- Limeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Dillingerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Spinnerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milford Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Lanark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lanark is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Richlandtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Passer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Friedensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Vera Cruz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vera Cruz is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Locust Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Locust Valley.
Newspapers Published in Locust Valley ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Locust Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Locust Valley, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Locust Valley.
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 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 Locust Valley:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lehigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Indiana County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon County
- Mercer County
- Warren 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 Locust Valley, 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- Locust Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |