Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about New Castle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Castle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Castle, please Contact Us.
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 Castle (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 Castle. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of New Castle is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Castle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Castle:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of New Castle)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Saint Clair
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seltzer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palo Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Port Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Carbon
- Port Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Carbon <2>
- Marlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
- Marlin is located in Schuylkill County
- Minersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <2>
- Heckscherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckscherville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Englewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Schubert
(15 miles [24.1 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Schubert
- From New Castle to Schubert
- Shartlesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Strausstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ededburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- 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
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rehrersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Berne
(18 miles [29 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Berne
- From New Castle to Berne
- New Schaefferstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meckville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Lansford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Mahoning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 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 <2>
- Hudsondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- Nesquehoning
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Germans
(24 miles [38.6 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Germans
- From New Castle to Germans
- Mertz Town
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Weatherly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Aristes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Locustdale
(9 miles [14.5 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 <2>
- Newlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Shumans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shumans
- From New Castle to Shumans
- Queen City
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Mainville
(18 miles [29 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
- Hetlerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Catawissa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Almedia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Williamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lykens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gratz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Loyalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- Cocalico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Greble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(22 miles [35.4 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 <2>
- Murray
(22 miles [35.4 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Murray
- From New Castle to Murray
- Inwood
(23 miles [37 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Inwood
- From New Castle to Inwood
- Mount Zion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Myerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lickdale
(24 miles [38.6 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lickdale
- From New Castle to Lickdale
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sheridan
- From New Castle to Sheridan
- Green Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <2>
- Newmanstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
- Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <2>
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stines Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lochland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lochland
- From New Castle to Lochland
- Hynemansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Weisenberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Seipstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seipstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Seipstown
- From New Castle to Seipstown
- Slatedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Custer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Custer
- From New Castle to Custer
- Emerald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Emerald
- From New Castle to Emerald
- Weidasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Newtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newtown
- From New Castle to Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomhicken. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tomhicken
- From New Castle to Tomhicken
- Harwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Conyngham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conyngham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyngham
- Conyngham is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyngham <2>
- West Hazleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hazleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Hazleton
- From New Castle to West Hazleton
- Sybertsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hazleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harleigh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Nescopeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
- Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <2>
- Ebervale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Dooleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Natalie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gowen City
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Shamokin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Bear Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Edgewood
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Kulpmont
(19 miles [30.6 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 <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Castle, see our County-by-County Page for New Castle.
Cemeteries Near New Castle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Castle.
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 Castle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Yorkville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Casmir's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- German Protestant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hetherington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hetherington Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hetherington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peddlars Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peddlars Grave
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peddlars Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Odd Fellows 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.
New Castle itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Saint Clair
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wetherill Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- Heckscherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckscherville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Frackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Minersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <2>
- Pottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Palo Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Port Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Carbon
- Port Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Carbon <2>
- Frackville Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mahanoy Plane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Cumbola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumbola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbola
- Cumbola is located in Schuylkill County
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
- Morea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Gilberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Castle. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Castle.
Newspapers Published in New Castle ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Castle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Castle, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Castle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 New Castle:
- 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
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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 Castle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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> | 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. |
<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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Castle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Castle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7292, Longitude: -76.2155 In this case, the coordinates for New Castle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |