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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 Mount Cobb (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 Mount Cobb. 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.

Name Variations for Mount Cobb ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Cobb: Mt. Cobb

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and doctors 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.

Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County: Luzerne, Monroe, Susquehanna, Wayne & Wyoming.

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

  • Lackawanna County     (The home county of Mount Cobb)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Cobb, with the one closest to Mount Cobb listed first.
    • Wimmers
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Wimmers is also located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
    • Drinker
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Drinker is also located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
    • Aberdeen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Aberdeen is also located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Elmhurst
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cortez
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cortez is also located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
    • Jessup
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jessup is also located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <1>
    • Moscow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Moscow is also located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
    • Archbald
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Archbald is also located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <1>
    • Olyphant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Olyphant is also located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <1>
    • Peckville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Turnersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Turnersville is also located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
    • Throop
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Throop is also located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <1>
    • Blakely
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Blakely is also located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <1>
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Cobb, with the one closest to Mount Cobb listed first.
    • East Side
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Side is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Albrightsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Meckesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Meckesville is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Cobb, with the one closest to Mount Cobb listed first.
    • Houston City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Houston City is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
    • Langdon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Langdon is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Avoca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Avoca is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
    • Dupont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Duryea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hughestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
    • Yatesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Pittston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • West Pittston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Laflin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Laflin is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
    • Exeter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Port Blanchard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Blanchard is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blanchard
    • Hilldale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hilldale is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Cobb, with the one closest to Mount Cobb listed first.
    • Mount Pocono
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tobyhanna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Locust Lakes Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
    • Mountainhome
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocono Pines
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pocono Summit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Paradise Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
    • Long Pond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Parkside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkside is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
    • Reeders
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Appenzell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Appenzell is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
    • McMichael
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • McMichael is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Cobb, with the one closest to Mount Cobb listed first.
    • Ledgedale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ledgedale is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
    • South Sterling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Panther
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Panther is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • La Anna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • La Anna is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
    • Paupack
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tafton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Wilsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Wilsonville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
    • Blooming Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
    • Kimble
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Kimble is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
    • Lords Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rowland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Masthope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Masthope is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
    • Lackawaxen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Cobb, with the one closest to Mount Cobb listed first.
    • Forest City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Royal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Royal is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Lenoxville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
    • Union Dale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • South Gibson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hop Bottom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
    • Kingsley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ararat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ararat is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Gibson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Gibson is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Jackson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Springville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Alford is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Cobb, with the one closest to Mount Cobb listed first.
    • Maplewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Maplewood is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Hollisterville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
    • Tresslarville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
    • South Canaan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Canaan is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
    • Sterling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Uswick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Uswick is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
    • Waymart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Keen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Keen is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
    • Prompton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Prompton is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Seelyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Seelyville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Hawley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Forest City Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Cobb, with the one closest to Mount Cobb listed first.
    • Factoryville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Winola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Nicholson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Osterhout
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
    • South Eaton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
    • Dixon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Marcy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Marcy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
    • Vernon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Vernon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Jenks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jenks is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Mill City was located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
    • Tunkhannock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lake Carey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
    • Beaumont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Sullivan County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Cobb, with the one closest to Mount Cobb listed first.
    • Narrowsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tusten
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tusten is located in Sullivan County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
    • Yulan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Barryville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Cochecton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Mount Cobb ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Cobb.

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 Mount Cobb - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 in 1895, Mount Cobb had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Wimmers
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Wimmers is also located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
  • Drinker
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Drinker is also located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
  • Elmhurst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Madisonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Madisonville is also located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Hollisterville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Nay Aug
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Nay Aug is also located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nay Aug
  • Moscow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Moscow is also located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
  • Winton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Winton is also located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
  • Archbald
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Archbald is also located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <1>
  • Lake Ariel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Peckville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Olyphant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Olyphant is also located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <1>
    • Throop
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Throop is also located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throop <1>
    • Daleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Mount Cobb ...

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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Cobb.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Cobb, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Cobb.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mount Cobb:

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 Mount Cobb, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Cobb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.