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 Laffee (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 Laffee. 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 Laffee ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Laffee: Mt. Laffee
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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 Laffee is located in Schuylkill County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Laffee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Laffee:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Mount Laffee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Laffee, with the one closest to Mount Laffee listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Seltzer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seltzer is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltzer
- Saint Clair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marlin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heckscherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Port Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Palo Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Forrestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forrestville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrestville
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Laffee, with the one closest to Mount Laffee listed first.
- Schubert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Strausstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shartlesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rehrersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Berne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Ededburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- New Schaefferstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Meckville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Centerport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Laffee, with the one closest to Mount Laffee listed first.
- Lansford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Beaver Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- New Mahoning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Hudsondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Summit Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nesquehoning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Germans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Mertz Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Weatherly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Laffee, with the one closest to Mount Laffee listed first.
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Locustdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aristes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Newlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Shumans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Slabtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Queen City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Mainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Hetlerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Catawissa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Almedia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Laffee, with the one closest to Mount Laffee listed first.
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Erdman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Lykens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gratz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Loyalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Pillow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Laffee, with the one closest to Mount Laffee listed first.
- Cocalico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Blainsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Laffee, with the one closest to Mount Laffee listed first.
- Greble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Gold Mine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Fredericksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Inwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Mount Zion
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Myerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lickdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Green Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Jonestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Laffee, with the one closest to Mount Laffee listed first.
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Stines Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- New Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Hynemansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Weisenberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Slatedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Newside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Seipstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Laffee, with the one closest to Mount Laffee listed first.
- Newtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Tomhicken
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Harwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Conyngham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Sybertsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hazleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harleigh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ebervale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Laffee, with the one closest to Mount Laffee listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Laffee, with the one closest to Mount Laffee listed first.
- Dooleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Gowen City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Marshallton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kulpmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Edgewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Laffee, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Laffee.
Cemeteries Near Mount Laffee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Laffee.
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 Laffee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Laffee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Laffee, with the one closest to Mount Laffee listed first.
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Welsh Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Casmir's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Brock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- German Protestant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Mount Laffee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Laffee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Laffee, with the one closest to Mount Laffee listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Minersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heckscherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Mount Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Palo Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Port Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wetherill Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
- Llewellyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silverton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Frackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Cumbola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cumbola is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbola
- Frackville Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
- Glendower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glendower is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Laffee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Laffee.
Newspapers Published in Mount Laffee ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Laffee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Laffee, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Laffee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mount Laffee:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Laffee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Laffee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |