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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 Nuangola Station (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 Nuangola Station. 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 Nuangola Station ...

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 Nuangola Station: Nuangola Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Nuangola Station is located in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.

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

  • Luzerne County     (The home county of Nuangola Station)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuangola Station, with the one closest to Nuangola Station listed first.
    • Warrior Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
    • Albert
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Albert is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
    • Mountain Top
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sugar Notch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Concrete City ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Concrete City is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete City
    • Slocum Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Slocum Corners is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Corners
    • Glen Summit
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
    • Nanticoke
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorrance
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
    • Ashley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wanamie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
    • Glen Lyon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuangola Station, with the one closest to Nuangola Station listed first.
    • East Side
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • East Side is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Coxes Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
      • Coxes Village has also been known as:
      • Cross Village
    • Beaver Meadows
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Leslie Run
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
    • Weatherly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudsondale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
    • Tresckow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Tresckow is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
    • Mud Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mud Run is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
    • Penn Haven Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
    • Unionville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Nesquehoning
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Albrightsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuangola Station, with the one closest to Nuangola Station listed first.
    • Foundryville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
    • Berwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Briar Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
    • Hetlerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
    • Jonestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Mifflinville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stillwater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Zaner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Zaner is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
    • Lime Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
    • Shumans
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Shumans is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
    • Benton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Almedia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Almedia is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuangola Station, with the one closest to Nuangola Station listed first.
    • Lawrenceville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Belian Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
    • Old Forge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Moosic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <1>
    • Milwaukee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
    • Minooka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
    • Spring Brook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
    • Taylor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
    • Yostville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
    • Scranton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Daleville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <1>
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuangola Station, with the one closest to Nuangola Station listed first.
    • Richarts Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
    • Lungerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
    • Unityville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuangola Station, with the one closest to Nuangola Station listed first.
    • Locust Lakes Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
    • Long Pond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Pocono Pines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pocono
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tobyhanna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Kresgeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocono Summit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • McMichael
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • McMichael is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
    • Gilbert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuangola Station, with the one closest to Nuangola Station listed first.
    • Kelayres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
    • McAdoo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • McAdoo is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <1>
    • Nuremberg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lofty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
    • Oneida
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Sheppton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard Manor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
    • Zion Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Coaldale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Delano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Delano is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
    • Grier City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
    • Hometown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuangola Station, with the one closest to Nuangola Station listed first.
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Mill City is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
    • Beaumont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Noxen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Vernon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Vernon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Evans Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
    • Jenks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jenks is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
    • South Eaton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
    • Lake Winola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Osterhout
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
    • Tunkhannock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Forkston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Forkston is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
    • Dixon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Dixon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon

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

Cemeteries Near Nuangola Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nuangola Station.

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 Nuangola Station - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nuangola Station, with the one closest to Nuangola Station listed first.

  • Albert Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Albert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Albert.
    • The Albert Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rippletown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988179 <2>
  • St. Johns Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nanticoke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Slovak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanover Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanover Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilkes-Barre.
    • The Hanover Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hanover Green Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45029 <2>
  • Ohav Zedek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilkes-Barre.
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ashley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45352 <2>
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (235 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Newport Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Warrior Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Rita
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rita is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
  • Mountain Top
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fairview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Solomon Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
  • Sugar Notch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
  • Hanover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Askam
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Askam is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
  • Dorrance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
  • Glen Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
  • Penobscot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
  • Nanticoke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Slocum
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Slocum is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Ashley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wanamie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie

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

Newspapers Published in Nuangola Station ...

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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nuangola Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nuangola Station, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nuangola Station.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Nuangola Station:

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>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 Nuangola Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Nuangola Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.