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 southwest 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 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.
Locust Valley 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 Locust Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Locust Valley:
- Schuylkill 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.
- Grier City - Park Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grier City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Delano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Tuscarora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Tamaqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hometown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Lofty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Girard Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Mahanoy City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Middleport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- New Boston - Morea
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Boston - Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston - Morea
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Quaker City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Ededburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lenhartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Berne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Windsor Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Shartlesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Krumsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Shoemakersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grimville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Centerport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Lansford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tresckow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Beaver Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Nesquehoning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Summit Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Mertz Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Weatherly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Germans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Jim Thorpe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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 Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Aristes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shumans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Locustdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Newlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Berwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Briar Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Foundryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Mainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Lebanon County
- Greble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Stines Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Slatedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Newside
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Slatington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hynemansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- New Smithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Weisenberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Harwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Hazleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- West Hazleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Conyngham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sybertsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ebervale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Mountain Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Jeddo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Freeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- Kresgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Berlinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arndts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Kreidersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alaska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Locust Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Gowen City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Elysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kulpmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marshallton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Edgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Marion Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
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.
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Church Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
- White Church Reformed Cemetery
- St. Bertha Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- German Protestant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peddlars Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brandonville.
- The Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brandonville Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227564 <2>
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steigerwalts Church of God Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Christ Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of New Ringgold.
- The Friedens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Friedens Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #333895 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
While we didn't find Locust Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Locust Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Locust Valley, with the one closest to Locust Valley listed first.
- Barnesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Mahanoy Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Mahanoy Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mahanoy Junction
- Delano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Tuscarora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Haucks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haucks is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haucks
- Tamanend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tamanend is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamanend
- Buck Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Mountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Pine Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
- Reevesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reevesdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesdale
- Tamaqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newkirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newkirk is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Quakake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quakake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakake
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Park Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Park Place is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Girard Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Hometown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
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 58 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]<3>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Montour County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland 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 from Point A (ie- Locust Valley) 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 Locust Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |