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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 New Boston (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 New Boston. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

New Boston is located in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.

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

  • Schuylkill County     (The home county of New Boston)
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
    • Quaker City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
      • Quaker City is located in Berks County
    • Ededburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Shartlesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Schubert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schubert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
      • Schubert is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Schubert
      • From New Boston to Schubert
    • Berne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
      • Berne is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berne
      • From New Boston to Berne
    • Lenhartsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Strausstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Stony Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
      • Stony Run is located in Berks County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stony Run
      • From New Boston to Stony Run
    • Windsor Castle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerport
      • Centerport is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerport <1>
    • Shoemakersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemakersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakersville
      • Shoemakersville is located in Berks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoemakersville <1>
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
    • Tresckow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lansford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Meadows
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Coxes Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Mahoning
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hudsondale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nesquehoning
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Summit Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Weatherly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mertz Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mertz Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
      • Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
    • Germans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
      • Germans is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Germans
      • From New Boston to Germans
    • Ashfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
    • Aristes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aristes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
      • Aristes is located in Columbia County
    • Centralia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Locustdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Newlin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shumans
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
      • Shumans is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shumans
      • From New Boston to Shumans
    • Numidia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Slabtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
    • Hetlerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mainville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
      • Mainville is located in Columbia County
    • Queen City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Columbia County
    • Berwick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Briar Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Dauphin County
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
    • Greble
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Fredericksburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <1>
    • Murray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Murray
      • From New Boston to Murray
    • Inwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inwood
      • From New Boston to Inwood
    • Mount Zion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Zion
      • From New Boston to Mount Zion
    • Myerstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Sheridan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheridan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sheridan
      • From New Boston to Sheridan
    • Green Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lickdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
      • Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lickdale
      • From New Boston to Lickdale
  • Lehigh County
  • Luzerne County
  • Montour County
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
    • Berlinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Lockport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
      • Lockport is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lockport
      • From New Boston to Lockport
    • Walnutport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnutport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
    • Mount Carmel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
      • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <1>
    • Dooleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Locust Gap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Natalie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bear Gap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Gowen City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
      • Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
    • Marshallton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
      • Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
    • Edgewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
    • Elysburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysburg
      • Elysburg is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysburg <1>
    • Kulpmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
      • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <1>
    • Shamokin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bear Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near New Boston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Boston.

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 New Boston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston 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 New Boston had a population of 635 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Morea
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
    • Morea is located in Schuylkill County
  • Mahanoy City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Saint Nicholas
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Yatesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
    • Yatesville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Wetherill Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetherill Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
    • Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
  • Buck Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
    • Buck Mountain is located in Schuylkill County
  • Shenandoah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maizeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maizeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maizeville
    • Maizeville is located in Schuylkill County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Maizeville
    • From New Boston to Maizeville
  • Gilberton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilberton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
    • Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Frackville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Silver Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
  • Park Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
    • Park Place is located in Schuylkill County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in New Boston ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Boston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Boston, 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 New Boston.

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 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 New Boston:

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

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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- New Boston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Boston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7972, Longitude: -76.1526       In this case, the coordinates for New Boston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 New Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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