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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 Pen Argyl (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 Pen Argyl. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Pen Argyl is located in Northampton 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 Northampton County: Warren (NJ), Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh & Monroe.

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

  • Northampton County     (The home county of Pen Argyl)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pen Argyl, with the one closest to Pen Argyl listed first.
    • Bangor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Bangor is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <2>
    • New Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
      • New Village is located in Northampton County
    • Roseto
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
      • Roseto is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <2>
    • Wind Gap
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bangor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
      • East Bangor is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Kesslersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Richmond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Richmond
      • From Pen Argyl to Richmond
    • Belfast
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfast have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
      • Belfast is located in Northampton County
    • Stockertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockertown
      • Stockertown is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockertown <2>
    • Portland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastlawn Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastlawn Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Gardens
      • Eastlawn Gardens is located in Northampton County
    • Tatamy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Nazareth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bucks County
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pen Argyl, with the one closest to Pen Argyl listed first.
    • Jonesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Little Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
      • Little Gap is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Little Gap
      • From Pen Argyl to Little Gap
    • Meckesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Palmerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Albrightsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowmanstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Hazard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
      • Hazard is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hazard
      • From Pen Argyl to Hazard
    • Kittatinny
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kittatinny. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
      • Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kittatinny
      • From Pen Argyl to Kittatinny
    • Parryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lehighton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Unionville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Weissport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weissport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Ashfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Lackawanna County
    • Lehigh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lehigh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lehigh
      • From Pen Argyl to Lehigh
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pen Argyl, with the one closest to Pen Argyl listed first.
    • Bethlehem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Catasauqua
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
      • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <2>
    • Coplay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coplay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplay
      • Coplay is located in Lehigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coplay <2>
    • Hokendauqua
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wellington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wellington
      • From Pen Argyl to Wellington
    • Fountain Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Fullerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
      • Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
    • Rittersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockdale
      • From Pen Argyl to Rockdale
    • West Catasauqua
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Balliettsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Seiple
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seiple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiple
      • Seiple is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seiple
      • From Pen Argyl to Seiple
    • Slatington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
      • Slatington is located in Lehigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <2>
  • Luzerne County
    • Stoddartsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pen Argyl, with the one closest to Pen Argyl listed first.
    • Egypt Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • La Anna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Anna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
      • La Anna is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to La Anna
      • From Pen Argyl to La Anna
    • South Sterling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Panther
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panther. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
      • Panther is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Panther
      • From Pen Argyl to Panther
  • Schuylkill County
  • Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Morris County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pen Argyl, with the one closest to Pen Argyl listed first.
    • Crestmoore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Long Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
      • Long Valley is located in Morris County (NJ)
    • Budd Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Naughright
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hacklebarney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Sussex County (NJ)
  • Warren County (NJ)

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

Cemeteries Near Pen Argyl ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pen Argyl.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pen Argyl, with the one closest to Pen Argyl 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pen Argyl had a population of 2,108 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pen Argyl had a population of 3,540 people.

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

  • Delabole
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delabole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delabole
    • Delabole is located in Northampton County
  • West Bangor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
    • West Bangor is located in Northampton County
  • Wind Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ackermanville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackermanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermanville
    • Ackermanville is located in Northampton County
  • Bangor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Bangor is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <2>
  • Flicksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flicksville
    • Flicksville is located in Northampton County
  • Bossardsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bossardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bossardsville
    • Bossardsville is located in Monroe County
  • North Bangor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bangor
    • North Bangor is located in Northampton County
  • Saylorsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorsburg
    • Saylorsburg is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saylorsburg <2>
  • Edelman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edelman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edelman
    • Edelman is located in Northampton County
  • East Bangor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
    • East Bangor is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Stormville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stormville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormville
    • Stormville is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Katellen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katellen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katellen
      • Katellen is located in Northampton County
    • Bushkill Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushkill Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushkill Center
      • Bushkill Center is located in Northampton County
    • Belfast
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfast have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
      • Belfast is located in Northampton County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pen Argyl ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pen Argyl.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pen Argyl. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pen Argyl and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pen Argyl.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<6> of Pen Argyl.

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 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 Pen Argyl:

The official website for Pen Argyl: www.penargylborough.com/

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Pen Argyl, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pen Argyl) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pen Argyl. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8686, Longitude: -75.2550    









 

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