Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Normal Square (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 Normal Square. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Normal Square ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Normal Square: Normal Sq. (or less commonly used: Normal Sqr.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Normal Square is located in Carbon County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carbon County: Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Normal Square. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Normal Square:
- Carbon County (The home county of Normal Square)
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal Square, with the one closest to Normal Square listed first.
- New Mahoning
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Germans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Mertz Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Ashfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Nesquehoning
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summit Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lehighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Weissport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lansford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jim Thorpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
- Kittatinny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Bowmanstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal Square, with the one closest to Normal Square listed first.
- Quaker City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Grimville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Lenhartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Monterey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Ededburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Kutztown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Hamburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal Square, with the one closest to Normal Square listed first.
- Steinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Zionhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Hilltop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Passer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Shelly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal Square, with the one closest to Normal Square listed first.
- Hetlerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Shumans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Aristes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Foundryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Locustdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal Square, with the one closest to Normal Square listed first.
- Lochland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Slatedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Jacksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Custer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Stines Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Rising Sun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Schnecksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Weidasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal Square, with the one closest to Normal Square listed first.
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Jeddo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Hazleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ebervale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Harwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- West Hazleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Freeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Highlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Harleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Conyngham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Sybertsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal Square, with the one closest to Normal Square listed first.
- Kresgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Brodheadsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Appenzell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Locust Lakes Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Pocono Pines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reeders
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal Square, with the one closest to Normal Square listed first.
- Palm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal Square, with the one closest to Normal Square listed first.
- Berlinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arndts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Kreidersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Weaversville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- North Catasauqua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Chapman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Franks Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Normal Square, with the one closest to Normal Square listed first.
- Andreas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mantz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Coaldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hometown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Tamaqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rene Mont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- McAdoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Ringgold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Kelayres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Lofty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Grier City - Park Crest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grier City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Normal Square, see our County-by-County Page for Normal Square.
Cemeteries Near Normal Square ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Normal Square.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Normal Square - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Normal Square covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Normal Square, with the one closest to Normal Square listed first.
- Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
- The Dinkey Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashfield Cemetery
- Dinkey Memorial Lutheran Church Cemetery
- New Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnaden Huetten Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gnaden Huetten Cemetery is located in Lehighton.
- The Gnaden Huetten Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huetten Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45156 <2>
- Lehighton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Packerton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mauch Chunk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauch Chunk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mauch Chunk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Jim Thorpe.
- The Mauch Chunk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upper Mauch Chunk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #942823 <2>
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slatedale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Long Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Jim Thorpe Tomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- German Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Normal Square had a population of 115 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Normal Square, with the one closest to Normal Square listed first.
- New Mahoning
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Andreas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Germans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Mantz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Millers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Balliet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Balliet is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliet
- Ashfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Summit Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leibeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leibeyville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leibeyville
- Weissport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lehighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lansford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Nesquehoning
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mosserville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mosserville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosserville
- Parryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Normal Square. See our List of 1890's Communities around Normal Square.
Newspapers Published in Normal Square ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Normal Square.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Normal Square, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Normal Square.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Normal Square:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Carbon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Columbia County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Normal Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Normal Square, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |