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 Mosserville (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 Mosserville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mosserville is located in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Mosserville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mosserville:
- Lehigh County (The home county of Mosserville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mosserville, with the one closest to Mosserville listed first.
- Lochland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Stines Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Newside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Slatedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Hynemansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Weisenberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Weidasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Friedens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- New Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mosserville, with the one closest to Mosserville listed first.
- Stony Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Quaker City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Grimville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Eagle Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Monterey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lenhartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schofer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Hinterleiter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Kutztown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hancock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Ededburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mosserville, with the one closest to Mosserville listed first.
- Steinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Hilltop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Zionhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Passer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Shelly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Springtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Milford Square
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Richlandtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Quakertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trumbauersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Durham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mosserville, with the one closest to Mosserville listed first.
- Germans
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Ashfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- New Mahoning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Mertz Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Kittatinny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Weissport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hazard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Parryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lehighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowmanstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palmerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Lansford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mosserville, with the one closest to Mosserville listed first.
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Jeddo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Harwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Hazleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Ebervale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Harleigh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Hazleton
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Freeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Conyngham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mosserville, with the one closest to Mosserville listed first.
- Kresgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Brodheadsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Appenzell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Long Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mosserville, with the one closest to Mosserville listed first.
- Palm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Congo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pennsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Pleasant Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Red Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Hanover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Anise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Green Lane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mosserville, with the one closest to Mosserville listed first.
- Lockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Cherryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Northampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kreidersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Howertown
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Arndts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Franks Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mosserville, with the one closest to Mosserville listed first.
- Andreas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mantz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Rene Mont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Coaldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Ringgold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rauschs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- McKeansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Hometown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Tamaqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Port Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Deer Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Warren County (NJ)
- Phillipsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mosserville, see our County-by-County Page for Mosserville.
Cemeteries Near Mosserville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mosserville.
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 Mosserville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mosserville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mosserville, with the one closest to Mosserville listed first.
- Millers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stony Run.
- The Friedens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #335558 <2>
- Slatedale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Bethel Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morgenland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgenland Cemetery
- The Morgenland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morganland Cemetery
- Morgenland Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1859220 <2>
- Schnecksville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Assumption Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
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 Mosserville had a population of 70 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mosserville, with the one closest to Mosserville listed first.
- New Tripoli
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lochland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Lynnport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnport
- Germansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lynnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lynnville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Saegersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saegersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegersville
- Millers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Wanamakers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wanamakers is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamakers
- Stines Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Werleys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Werleys Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werleys Corner
- Switzer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Switzer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Andreas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mantz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Steinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Steinsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mosserville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mosserville.
Newspapers Published in Mosserville ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mosserville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mosserville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mosserville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mosserville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lehigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mosserville, 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- Mosserville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |