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 Macada (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 Macada. 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 northeast 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Macada is located in Northampton 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 Northampton County: Warren (NJ), Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Macada. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Macada:
- Northampton County (The home county of Macada)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macada, with the one closest to Macada listed first.
- William Penn Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- William Penn Manor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn Manor
- Middletown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Wagnerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wagnerville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnerville
- Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Freemansburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Steel City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Hanover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Old Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Orchard is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard
- Franks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Seidersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bath is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macada, with the one closest to Macada listed first.
- Red Lion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Rittenhouse Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Huffs Church
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Schofer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Hinterleiter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Monterey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Topton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Landis Store
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Landis Store is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Eagle Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macada, with the one closest to Macada listed first.
- Springtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Passer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Riegelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Hilltop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Pullen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Kintnersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richlandtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shelly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Zionhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Steinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macada, with the one closest to Macada listed first.
- Little Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Jonesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Palmerton
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Hazard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Bowmanstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kittatinny
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Ashfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Parryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weissport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Germans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Lehighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macada, with the one closest to Macada listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Rittersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Catasauqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fullerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- West Catasauqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Catasauqua
- Friedensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Allentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- Seiple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seiple is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiple
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Ruchsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ruchsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruchsville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macada, with the one closest to Macada listed first.
- Rossland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Brodheadsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kresgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Appenzell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- McMichael
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Arlington Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Stroudsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Stroudsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reeders
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Delaware Water Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macada, with the one closest to Macada listed first.
- East Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Palm
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hoppenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Pennsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fruitville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Tylersport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Green Lane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Telford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Franconia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Perkiomenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macada, with the one closest to Macada listed first.
- Andreas
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mantz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macada, with the one closest to Macada listed first.
- Hughesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- West Portal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Pattenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Everittstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Jutland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- Baptistown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Barbertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- New Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Pittstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Quakertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Quakertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Idell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Morris County (NJ)
- Crestmoore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macada, with the one closest to Macada listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Warren Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Stewartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Montana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Asbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Belvidere
(18 miles [29 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
- Brass Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Hazen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Ramseysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramseysburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Macada, see our County-by-County Page for Macada.
Cemeteries Near Macada ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macada.
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 Macada - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Macada covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Macada, with the one closest to Macada listed first.
- Holy Saviour Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Saviour Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Saviour Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bethlehem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45122 <2>
- Altonah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moravian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nisky Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nisky Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Freemansburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slovak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Dryland Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Macada in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Macada.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Macada, with the one closest to Macada listed first.
- Brodhead
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brodhead is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Shimer
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shimer is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimer
- Steuben
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Steuben is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Freemansburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hanoverville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hanoverville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanoverville
- Hecktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hecktown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
- South Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Bethlehem is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Redington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Redington is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redington
- Rittersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Seidersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Hellertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Saucon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Weaversville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Macada. See our List of 1890's Communities around Macada.
Newspapers Published in Macada ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macada.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Macada, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Macada.
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 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 Macada:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon County
- Morris 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 Macada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Macada) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |