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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 Smithville (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 Smithville. 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 doctors 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 Smithville is located in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.

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

  • Lehigh County     (The home county of New Smithville)
  • Berks County
  • Bucks County
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Smithville, with the one closest to New Smithville listed first.
    • Germans
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
      • Germans is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Germans
      • From New Smithville to Germans
    • Ashfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kittatinny
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hazard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
      • Hazard is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hazard
      • From New Smithville to Hazard
    • New Mahoning
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bowmanstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanstown
      • Bowmanstown is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowmanstown <3>
    • Mertz Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mertz Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
      • Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
    • Palmerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
      • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
    • Parryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Weissport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weissport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Lehighton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Summit Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Lansford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Smithville, with the one closest to New Smithville listed first.
    • Pottstown Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • South Pottstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Pottstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
      • South Pottstown is located in Chester County
    • Kenilworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
      • Kenilworth is located in Chester County
    • Fricks Lock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Parker Ford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bucktown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Coventryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Knauertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pughtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Slonaker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slonaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
      • Slonaker is located in Chester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slonaker
      • From New Smithville to Slonaker
    • Elverson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Seven Stars
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
      • Seven Stars is located in Chester County
    • Spring City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Lancaster County
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Smithville, with the one closest to New Smithville listed first.
    • Newmanstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Sheridan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sheridan
      • From New Smithville to Sheridan
  • Luzerne County
  • Monroe County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Smithville, with the one closest to New Smithville listed first.
    • Palm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Greenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
      • East Greenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Greenville <3>
    • Fruitville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Congo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsburg
      • Pennsburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsburg <3>
    • Gilbertsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hill <3>
    • Hoppenville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hanover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Anise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
      • Anise is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anise
      • From New Smithville to Anise
    • Halfway House
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
      • Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
    • Green Lane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane
      • Green Lane is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Lane <3>
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Smithville, with the one closest to New Smithville listed first.
    • Lockport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
      • Lockport is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lockport
      • From New Smithville to Lockport
    • North Catasauqua
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Northampton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnutport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnutport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Berlinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherryville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Howertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kreidersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Weaversville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Seidersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Star Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
      • Star Village is located in Northampton County
    • Danielsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Smithville, with the one closest to New Smithville listed first.
    • Mantz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
      • Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mantz
      • From New Smithville to Mantz
    • Andreas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rene Mont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Ringgold
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Clinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
      • Port Clinton is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <3>
    • Rauschs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rauschs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
      • Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rauschs
      • From New Smithville to Rauschs
    • McKeansburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKeansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
      • McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
    • Deer Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
      • Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Coaldale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Auburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
    • Tamaqua
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Landingville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
      • Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Orwigsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Warren County (NJ)

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

Cemeteries Near New Smithville ...

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Smithville, with the one closest to New Smithville 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.<5>

While we didn't find New Smithville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Smithville.

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

  • Hynemansville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Weisenberg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eagle Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Schofer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schofer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
    • Schofer is located in Berks County
  • Seipstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Grimville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Seiberlingville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seiberlingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiberlingville
    • Seiberlingville is located in Lehigh County
  • Maxatawny
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxatawny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxatawny
    • Maxatawny is located in Berks County
  • Wallner ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
    • Wallner is located in Lehigh County
  • Stines Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Werleys Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Werleys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werleys Corner
    • Werleys Corner is located in Lehigh County
  • Krumsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kutztown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynnville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
      • Lynnville is located in Lehigh County
    • Hinterleiter
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in New Smithville ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Smithville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Smithville, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Smithville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Smithville:

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

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Smithville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- New Smithville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Smithville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5798, Longitude: -75.7284    









 

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