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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 Meckesville (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 Meckesville. 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 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.

Meckesville is located in Carbon County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carbon County: Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton & Schuylkill.

Below are the counties that are near Meckesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meckesville:

  • Carbon County     (The home county of Meckesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckesville, with the one closest to Meckesville listed first.
    • Albrightsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Unionville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Side
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Side have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
      • East Side is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Leslie Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jonesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Penn Haven Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Little Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jim Thorpe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowmanstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanstown
      • Bowmanstown is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowmanstown <1>
    • Palmerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
      • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
    • Parryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
      • Hazard is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hazard
      • From Meckesville to Hazard
    • Lehighton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckesville, with the one closest to Meckesville listed first.
    • Quaker City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
      • Quaker City is located in Berks County
    • Stony Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
      • Stony Run is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stony Run
      • From Meckesville to Stony Run
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckesville, with the one closest to Meckesville listed first.
    • Lehigh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lehigh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lehigh
      • From Meckesville to Lehigh
    • Spring Brook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Yostville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Turnersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
      • Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
    • Moscow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
    • Aberdeen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Belian Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
      • Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
    • Elmhurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Moosic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
      • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <1>
    • Lawrenceville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Drinker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drinker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
      • Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Drinker
      • From Meckesville to Drinker
    • Old Forge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
      • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <1>
    • Mount Cobb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cobb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
      • Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckesville, with the one closest to Meckesville listed first.
    • Slatington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
      • Slatington is located in Lehigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <1>
    • Custer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Custer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • Custer is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Custer
      • From Meckesville to Custer
    • Emerald
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
      • Emerald is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emerald
      • From Meckesville to Emerald
    • Friedens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Slatedale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rockdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockdale
      • From Meckesville to Rockdale
    • Rising Sun
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Newside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wellington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Balliettsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Coplay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coplay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplay
      • Coplay is located in Lehigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coplay <1>
    • Ironton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lochland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lochland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
      • Lochland is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lochland
      • From Meckesville to Lochland
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckesville, with the one closest to Meckesville listed first.
    • Stoddartsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Penn Lake Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penn Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
      • Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • White Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Haven
      • White Haven is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Haven <1>
    • Bear Creek Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eckley ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Highlands
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jeddo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Glen Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mountain Top
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
      • Mountain Top is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Top <1>
    • Ebervale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Albert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckesville, with the one closest to Meckesville listed first.
    • Arndts
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arndts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
      • Arndts is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arndts
      • From Meckesville to Arndts
    • Danielsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Berlinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cherryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Walnutport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnutport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnutport
      • Walnutport is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnutport <1>
    • Pen Argyl
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wind Gap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
      • Lockport is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lockport
      • From Meckesville to Lockport
    • Chapman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
      • Chapman is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Kreidersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Roseto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
      • Roseto is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <1>
    • Bangor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Bangor is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
    • Bath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckesville, with the one closest to Meckesville listed first.
    • La Anna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Anna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
      • La Anna is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to La Anna
      • From Meckesville to La Anna
    • South Sterling
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Panther
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panther. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
      • Panther is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Panther
      • From Meckesville to Panther
    • Ledgedale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ledgedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
      • Ledgedale is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ledgedale
      • From Meckesville to Ledgedale
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckesville, with the one closest to Meckesville listed first.
    • Andreas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Coaldale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
      • Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <1>
    • Mantz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mantz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
      • Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mantz
      • From Meckesville to Mantz
    • Kelayres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • McAdoo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
      • McAdoo is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <1>
    • Hometown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lofty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lofty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
      • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lofty
      • From Meckesville to Lofty
    • Grier City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grier City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
      • Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
    • Tamaqua
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
      • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <1>
    • Delano
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grier City - Park Crest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuscarora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
      • Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
    • Girard Manor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County
  • Warren County (NJ)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meckesville, see our County-by-County Page for Meckesville.

Cemeteries Near Meckesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meckesville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meckesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meckesville, with the one closest to Meckesville listed first.

  • Dotters Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotters Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotters Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middle Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jerusalem Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Locust Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buena Vista Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buena Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Ridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paulus Lutheran And Reformed Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • German Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jim Thorpe Tomb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jim Thorpe Tomb
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jim Thorpe Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Meckesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meckesville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Meckesville, with the one closest to Meckesville listed first.

  • Albrightsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Long Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blakeslee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakeslee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeslee
    • Blakeslee is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakeslee <1>
  • Kresgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Effort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effort
    • Effort is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effort <1>
  • Drakes Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
    • Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County
  • Gilbert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <1>
  • McMichael
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Run ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
    • Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
  • Mud Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
    • Mud Run is located in Carbon County
  • Brodheadsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stoddartsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Leslie Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Penn Haven Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Stemlersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stemlersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemlersville
      • Stemlersville is located in Carbon County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meckesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meckesville.

Newspapers Published in Meckesville ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meckesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meckesville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meckesville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Meckesville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meckesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Meckesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meckesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meckesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9996, Longitude: -75.5522    









 

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