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 McAdoo (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 McAdoo. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
McAdoo 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 McAdoo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McAdoo:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of McAdoo)
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
- Kelayres
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Lofty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Hometown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Delano
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Grier City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Coaldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Girard Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Grier City - Park Crest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tamaqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mahanoy City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
- Quaker City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Ededburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lenhartsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grimville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Windsor Castle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Berne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Shartlesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shoemakersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Centerport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
- Tresckow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Beaver Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Hudsondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Lansford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nesquehoning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summit Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weatherly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Jim Thorpe
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Penn Haven Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Mertz Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Leslie Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
- Hetlerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Berwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Briar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Mifflinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aristes
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Lime Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Centralia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Newlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Locustdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Almedia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Slatedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Newside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Rising Sun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Hynemansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Schnecksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
- West Hazleton
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Harwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Hazleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ebervale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Conyngham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Jeddo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Sybertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Mountain Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
- Kresgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Long Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
- Berlinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arndts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Kreidersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alaska
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Locust Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Elysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gowen City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Kulpmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marshallton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Marion Heights
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Shamokin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McAdoo, see our County-by-County Page for McAdoo.
Cemeteries Near McAdoo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McAdoo.
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 McAdoo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McAdoo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hazleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 McAdoo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McAdoo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McAdoo, with the one closest to McAdoo listed first.
- Audenried
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Audenried is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audenried
- Kelayres
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Tresckow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Lofty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Leviston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leviston is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leviston
- West Hazleton
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Quakake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quakake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakake
- Tamanend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tamanend is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamanend
- Beaver Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delano
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Pine Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Haucks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haucks is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haucks
- Hometown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Gerhards
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gerhards is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhards
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McAdoo. See our List of 1890's Communities around McAdoo.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of McAdoo ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around McAdoo.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of McAdoo. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of McAdoo and those printed in the larger area surrounding McAdoo.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of McAdoo.
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 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 McAdoo:
- 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
- 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 McAdoo, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McAdoo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |