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 Moosehead (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 Moosehead. 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.
Moosehead is located in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Moosehead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moosehead:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Moosehead)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moosehead, with the one closest to Moosehead listed first.
- Penn Lake Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Glen Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Bear Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Albert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Albert is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Stoddartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Ashley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Notch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moosehead, with the one closest to Moosehead listed first.
- East Side
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Leslie Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Weatherly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Albrightsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Hudsondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Beaver Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coxes Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Meckesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Tresckow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Jim Thorpe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- 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 Moosehead, with the one closest to Moosehead listed first.
- Berwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Foundryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Briar Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Hetlerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Jonestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Mifflinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shumans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Lime Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Stillwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zaner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moosehead, with the one closest to Moosehead listed first.
- Belian Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Lawrenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Spring Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Moosic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Old Forge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yostville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Minooka
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Lehigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Moscow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moosehead, with the one closest to Moosehead listed first.
- Slatedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Slatington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Friedens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Lochland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Newside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Rising Sun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rockdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moosehead, with the one closest to Moosehead listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Long Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pocono Pines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pocono
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tobyhanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pocono Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kresgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McMichael
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Gilbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Appenzell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Reeders
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brodheadsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moosehead, with the one closest to Moosehead listed first.
- Berlinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Danielsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Cherryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moosehead, with the one closest to Moosehead listed first.
- La Anna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- South Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Ledgedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moosehead, with the one closest to Moosehead listed first.
- Kelayres
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lofty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Hometown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Oneida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Nuremberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Delano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Grier City - Park Crest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Andreas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moosehead, with the one closest to Moosehead listed first.
- Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollisterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Maplewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Tresslarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moosehead, with the one closest to Moosehead listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Noxen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jenks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- South Eaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Evans Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Lake Winola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Osterhout
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Factoryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tunkhannock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moosehead, see our County-by-County Page for Moosehead.
Cemeteries Near Moosehead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moosehead.
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 Moosehead - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moosehead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moosehead, with the one closest to Moosehead listed first.
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Albert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Albert.
- The Albert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rippletown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988179 <2>
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilkes-Barre.
- The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45352 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollenbeck Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanover Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilkes-Barre.
- The Hanover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hanover Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45029 <2>
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- Ohav Zedek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Methodist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Moosehead had a population of 59 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moosehead, with the one closest to Moosehead listed first.
- Bear Creek Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Junction
- Glen Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- White Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penobscot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Rita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Solomon Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Sandy Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Laurel Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hickory Run ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Upper Lehigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moosehead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moosehead.
Newspapers Published in Moosehead ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moosehead.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moosehead, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moosehead.
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 helpful 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 Moosehead:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Schuylkill County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming 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 Moosehead, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moosehead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |