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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Nesquehoning (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 Nesquehoning. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Nesquehoning is located in Carbon County.

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

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

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

  • Carbon County     (The home county of Nesquehoning)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nesquehoning, with the one closest to Nesquehoning listed first.
    • Summit Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
      • Summit Hill is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit Hill <2>
    • Jim Thorpe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hudsondale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Mahoning
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mertz Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mertz Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
      • Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
    • Lansford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lehighton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Weatherly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadows
      • Beaver Meadows is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Meadows <2>
    • Penn Haven Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Weissport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weissport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weissport
      • Weissport is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weissport <2>
    • Coxes Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Berks County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nesquehoning, with the one closest to Nesquehoning listed first.
    • Berwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hetlerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Foundryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
      • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
    • Shumans
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
      • Shumans is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shumans
      • From Nesquehoning to Shumans
    • Briar Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Aristes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aristes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
      • Aristes is located in Columbia County
    • Centralia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mifflinville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
      • Mifflinville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinville <2>
    • Lime Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
      • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
    • Newlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Locustdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustdale
      • Locustdale is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustdale <2>
    • Mainville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
      • Mainville is located in Columbia County
    • Numidia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nesquehoning, with the one closest to Nesquehoning listed first.
    • Slatedale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lochland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lochland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
      • Lochland is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lochland
      • From Nesquehoning to Lochland
    • Custer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Custer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • Custer is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Custer
      • From Nesquehoning to Custer
    • Emerald
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
      • Emerald is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emerald
      • From Nesquehoning to Emerald
    • Jacksonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Friedens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Slatington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
      • Slatington is located in Lehigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <2>
    • Newside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rising Sun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stines Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Rockdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockdale
      • From Nesquehoning to Rockdale
    • Schnecksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schnecksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
      • Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
    • Weidasville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Luzerne County
  • Monroe County
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nesquehoning, with the one closest to Nesquehoning listed first.
    • Berlinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
      • Lockport is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lockport
      • From Nesquehoning to Lockport
    • Walnutport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnutport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnutport
      • Walnutport is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnutport <2>
    • Danielsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cherryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arndts
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arndts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
      • Arndts is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arndts
      • From Nesquehoning to Arndts
    • Kreidersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Northampton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Howertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
      • Chapman is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • North Catasauqua
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
      • North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Weaversville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bath
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nesquehoning, with the one closest to Nesquehoning listed first.
    • Coaldale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
      • Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <2>
    • Andreas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mantz
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mantz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
      • Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mantz
      • From Nesquehoning to Mantz
    • Hometown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • McAdoo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
      • McAdoo is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <2>
    • Kelayres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Tamaqua
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
      • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <2>
    • Lofty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lofty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
      • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lofty
      • From Nesquehoning to Lofty
    • Tuscarora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
      • Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
    • Delano
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Grier City - Park Crest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Grier City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grier City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
      • Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
    • Girard Manor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Nesquehoning ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nesquehoning.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nesquehoning, with the one closest to Nesquehoning 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nesquehoning had a population of 1,655 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nesquehoning had a population of 3,240 people.

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

  • Summit Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
    • Summit Hill is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,975 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit Hill <2>
  • Nesquehoning Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesquehoning Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesquehoning Junction
    • Nesquehoning Junction is located in Carbon County
  • Hauto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauto
    • Hauto is located in Carbon County
  • Lansford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Mahoning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Packerton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packerton
    • Packerton is located in Carbon County
  • Jim Thorpe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hudsondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gerhards
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerhards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhards
    • Gerhards is located in Carbon County
  • Black Creek Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Junction
    • Black Creek Junction is located in Carbon County
  • Coaldale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
    • Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <2>
  • Normal Square
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normal Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
    • Normal Square is located in Carbon County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Nesquehoning ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nesquehoning.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nesquehoning, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nesquehoning.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Nesquehoning:

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Nesquehoning) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nesquehoning. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8647, Longitude: -75.8111    
<6>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 Nesquehoning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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