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 Penn Lake Park (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 Penn Lake Park. 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.
Penn Lake Park 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 Penn Lake Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Penn Lake Park:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Penn Lake Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Lake Park, with the one closest to Penn Lake Park listed first.
- Bear Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- White Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Laurel Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Albert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Albert is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Ashley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Notch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Freeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Lake Park, with the one closest to Penn Lake Park listed first.
- East Side
(5 miles [8 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
- Leslie Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Albrightsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Weatherly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meckesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Hudsondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Beaver Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coxes Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Jim Thorpe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Tresckow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Lake Park, with the one closest to Penn Lake Park listed first.
- Berwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Foundryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Briar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Hetlerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Jonestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Mifflinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Shumans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Stillwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zaner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Lake Park, with the one closest to Penn Lake Park listed first.
- Spring Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Belian Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Lawrenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Moosic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Old Forge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yostville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Minooka
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Moscow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Elmhurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Lake Park, with the one closest to Penn Lake Park listed first.
- Custer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Slatedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Slatington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Friedens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Lochland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Newside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Rising Sun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rockdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Lake Park, with the one closest to Penn Lake Park listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Long Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pocono Pines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pocono
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tobyhanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pocono Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kresgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McMichael
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Gilbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Appenzell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Reeders
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brodheadsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Lake Park, with the one closest to Penn Lake Park listed first.
- Berlinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Danielsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Lockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Cherryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnutport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Lake Park, with the one closest to Penn Lake Park listed first.
- La Anna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- South Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Panther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Ledgedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Lake Park, with the one closest to Penn Lake Park listed first.
- Kelayres
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lofty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Hometown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Nuremberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Andreas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Delano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Girard Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Grier City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Grier City - Park Crest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Lake Park, with the one closest to Penn Lake Park listed first.
- Hollisterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Tresslarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penn Lake Park, with the one closest to Penn Lake Park listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Noxen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Winola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Evans Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Jenks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Osterhout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Tunkhannock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Penn Lake Park, see our County-by-County Page for Penn Lake Park.
Cemeteries Near Penn Lake Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Penn Lake Park.
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 Penn Lake Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Penn Lake Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Penn Lake Park, with the one closest to Penn Lake Park listed first.
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Albert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Hollenbeck Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Penn Lake Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Penn Lake Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Penn Lake Park, with the one closest to Penn Lake Park listed first.
- Bear Creek Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Junction
- Moosehead
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moosehead is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
- Bear Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- White Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Rita
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mountain Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Hickory Run ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Laurel Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Stoddartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Solomon Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Upper Lehigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Penn Lake Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penn Lake Park.
Newspapers Published in Penn Lake Park ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Penn Lake Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Penn Lake Park, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Penn Lake Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Penn Lake Park:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Schuylkill County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming 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> | 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 Penn Lake Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Penn Lake Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |