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 Mantzville (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 Mantzville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Mantzville 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 Mantzville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mantzville:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Mantzville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantzville, with the one closest to Mantzville listed first.
- Mantz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Andreas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coaldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hometown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Rene Mont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Tamaqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Ringgold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Rauschs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- Grier City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Lofty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Grier City - Park Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantzville, with the one closest to Mantzville listed first.
- Quaker City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Grimville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Lenhartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ededburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Windsor Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Kutztown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Monterey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantzville, with the one closest to Mantzville listed first.
- New Mahoning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Lansford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Germans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Summit Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mertz Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Nesquehoning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Lehighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weissport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Jim Thorpe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Mantzville, with the one closest to Mantzville listed first.
- Aristes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shumans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Hetlerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Locustdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Berwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Creek
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Newlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Mifflinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantzville, with the one closest to Mantzville listed first.
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Slatedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Stines Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Custer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Newside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Friedens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hynemansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- New Smithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Weidasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantzville, with the one closest to Mantzville listed first.
- Harwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Hazleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Hazleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Ebervale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Harleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jeddo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Highlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Freeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Conyngham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Sybertsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantzville, with the one closest to Mantzville listed first.
- Kresgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Brodheadsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Appenzell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Montgomery County
- Palm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantzville, with the one closest to Mantzville listed first.
- Berlinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Arndts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Northampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Howertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- North Catasauqua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Weaversville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Chapman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantzville, with the one closest to Mantzville listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alaska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Locust Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mantzville, see our County-by-County Page for Mantzville.
Cemeteries Near Mantzville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mantzville.
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 Mantzville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mantzville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mantzville, with the one closest to Mantzville listed first.
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
- The Dinkey Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashfield Cemetery
- Dinkey Memorial Lutheran Church Cemetery
- New Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- New Bethel Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gnaden Huetten Cemetery is located in Lehighton.
- The Gnaden Huetten Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huetten Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45156 <2>
- Lehighton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Packerton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mauch Chunk Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauch Chunk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mauch Chunk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Jim Thorpe.
- The Mauch Chunk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upper Mauch Chunk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #942823 <2>
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Bertha Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Mantzville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mantzville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mantzville, with the one closest to Mantzville listed first.
- Leibeyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leibeyville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leibeyville
- Mantz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Millers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Normal Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Normal Square is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
- New Mahoning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Dorset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dorset is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Andreas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coaldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lansford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reynolds
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reynolds is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- West Penn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Penn is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penn
- Hauto
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hauto is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauto
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kepner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kepner is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepner
- Germans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Summit Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mantzville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mantzville.
Newspapers Published in Mantzville ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mantzville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mantzville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mantzville.
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 Mantzville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 Mantzville, 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- Mantzville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |