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 Park Place (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 Park Place. 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 Park Place ...
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 Park Place: Park Pl. (or less commonly used: Park Plc.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Park Place. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Park Place.
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.
Park Place is located in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Park Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Park Place:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Park Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Delano
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Girard Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Grier City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Grier City - Park Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mahanoy City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Oneida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lofty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- New Boston - Morea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston - Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston - Morea
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Saint Nicholas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Krebs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Quaker City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Ededburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lenhartsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Berne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Shartlesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Krumsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Centerport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Schubert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Shoemakersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grimville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Tresckow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Lansford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Hudsondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Summit Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nesquehoning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Weatherly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mertz Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Germans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Jim Thorpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Penn Haven Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Aristes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shumans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Hetlerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Locustdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Newlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Berwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Numidia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Briar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Mainville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Mifflinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Stines Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Slatedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Newside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Friedens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hynemansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- New Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Weisenberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Rising Sun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Tomhicken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Harwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- West Hazleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Conyngham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hazleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sybertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harleigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Ebervale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Jeddo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Nescopeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beach Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- East Berwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Berlinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Alaska
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Elysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gowen City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Kulpmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marshallton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Marion Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Shamokin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Park Place, see our County-by-County Page for Park Place.
Cemeteries Near Park Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Park Place.
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 Park Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Park Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- German Protestant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Church Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
- White Church Reformed Cemetery
- Peddlars Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brandonville.
- The Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brandonville Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227564 <3>
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Bertha Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. Casmir's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Nuremberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 in 1895, Park Place had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Buck Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buck Mountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Pine Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
- Delano
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Girard Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Mahanoy City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- East Mahanoy Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Mahanoy Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mahanoy Junction
- Barnesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haucks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Haucks is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haucks
- Tamanend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tamanend is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamanend
- Quakake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quakake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakake
- Brandonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Nicholas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Oneida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Park Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Park Place.
Newspapers Published in Park Place ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Park Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Park Place, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Park Place.
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 Park Place:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Park Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Park Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |