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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 Peters Store (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 Peters Store. 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 Peters Store ...

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 have occurred.

While the name of this community is Peters Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Peters Store may originally have been Peter's Store.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Peters Store might be written as Peter Store.

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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Peters Store is located in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.

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

  • Lehigh County     (The home county of Peters Store)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Store, with the one closest to Peters Store listed first.
    • Custer
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Custer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • Custer is located in Lehigh County
    • Emerald
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
      • Emerald is located in Lehigh County
    • Friedens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
      • Friedens is located in Lehigh County
    • Slatedale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
      • Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
    • Slatington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Newside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
      • Newside is located in Lehigh County
    • Rising Sun
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
      • Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
    • Rockdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
    • Balliettsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balliettsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
      • Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
    • Schnecksville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schnecksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
      • Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
    • Weidasville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
      • Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
    • Ironton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Lehigh County
    • Lochland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lochland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
      • Lochland is located in Lehigh County
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Store, with the one closest to Peters Store listed first.
    • Stony Run
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
      • Stony Run is located in Berks County
    • Grimville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
      • Grimville is located in Berks County
    • Krumsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
      • Krumsville is located in Berks County
    • Monterey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Monterey is located in Berks County
    • Eagle Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
      • Eagle Point is located in Berks County
    • Quaker City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
      • Quaker City is located in Berks County
    • Hinterleiter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hinterleiter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
      • Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
    • Hancock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hancock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Berks County
    • Topton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Kutztown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Lion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
      • Red Lion is located in Berks County
    • Lenhartsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rittenhouse Gap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
      • Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
  • Bucks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Store, with the one closest to Peters Store listed first.
    • Zionhill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
      • Zionhill is located in Bucks County
    • Hilltop
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilltop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Hilltop is located in Bucks County
    • Passer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Passer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
      • Passer is located in Bucks County
    • Shelly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
      • Shelly is located in Bucks County
    • Springtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Steinsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Steinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
      • Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
    • Milford Square
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
      • Milford Square is located in Bucks County
    • Pullen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
      • Pullen is located in Bucks County
    • Richlandtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlandtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlandtown
      • Richlandtown is located in Bucks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlandtown <4>
    • Durham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Bucks County
    • Quakertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Riegelsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riegelsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riegelsville
      • Riegelsville is located in Bucks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riegelsville <4>
    • Monroe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Bucks County
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Store, with the one closest to Peters Store listed first.
    • Kittatinny
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
      • Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
    • Hazard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
      • Hazard is located in Carbon County
    • Palmerton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Ashfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
      • Ashfield is located in Carbon County
    • Bowmanstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Germans
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
      • Germans is located in Carbon County
    • Parryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Weissport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weissport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Lehighton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
      • Little Gap is located in Carbon County
    • Mertz Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mertz Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
      • Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
    • Jonesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Carbon County
    • New Mahoning
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
      • New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Store, with the one closest to Peters Store listed first.
    • Eckley ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
      • Eckley is located in Luzerne County
      • Eckley has also been known as:
      • Eckley Miners Village
    • Jeddo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Hazleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Highlands
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
      • Highlands is located in Luzerne County
    • Ebervale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
      • Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
    • Freeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Harleigh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Harwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Harwood is located in Luzerne County
    • West Hazleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hazleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
      • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • White Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Haven
      • White Haven is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Haven <4>
    • Penn Lake Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penn Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
      • Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Stoddartsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stoddartsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
      • Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
    • Conyngham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conyngham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyngham
      • Conyngham is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyngham <4>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Store, with the one closest to Peters Store listed first.
    • Kresgeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rossland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
      • Rossland is located in Monroe County
    • Brodheadsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brodheadsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodheadsville
      • Brodheadsville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodheadsville <4>
    • McMichael
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
      • McMichael is located in Monroe County
    • Long Pond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Appenzell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appenzell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
      • Appenzell is located in Monroe County
    • Reeders
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pocono Pines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocono Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocono Pines
      • Pocono Pines is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocono Pines <4>
    • Locust Lakes Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
      • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
    • Arlington Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
      • Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
    • Stroudsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Stroudsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pocono Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Store, with the one closest to Peters Store listed first.
    • Palm
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • East Greenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
      • East Greenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Greenville <4>
    • Fruitville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
      • Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
    • Pennsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsburg
      • Pennsburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsburg <4>
    • Red Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hill <4>
    • Congo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
      • Congo is located in Montgomery County
    • Hoppenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
      • Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
    • Pleasant Run
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
      • Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Anise
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
      • Anise is located in Montgomery County
    • Gilbertsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbertsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
      • Gilbertsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <4>
    • Green Lane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane
      • Green Lane is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Lane <4>
    • Perkiomenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • New Hanover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Store, with the one closest to Peters Store listed first.
    • Lockport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
      • Lockport is located in Northampton County
    • Berlinsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
      • Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
    • Walnutport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnutport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnutport
      • Walnutport is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnutport <4>
    • Cherryville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kreidersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kreidersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
      • Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
    • Danielsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Northampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Howertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
      • Howertown is located in Northampton County
      • Howertown has also been known as:
      • Hauertown
      • Howardtown
      • Howartown
      • Howeton
    • North Catasauqua
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
      • North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Weaversville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weaversville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
      • Weaversville is located in Northampton County
    • Arndts
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arndts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
      • Arndts is located in Northampton County
    • Franks Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
      • Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
    • Chapman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
      • Chapman is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Store, with the one closest to Peters Store listed first.
    • Andreas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mantz
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mantz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
      • Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
    • Coaldale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
      • Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <4>
    • Rene Mont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rene Mont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
      • Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
    • New Ringgold
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rauschs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rauschs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
      • Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
    • Hometown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
      • Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
    • Tamaqua
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
      • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <4>
    • McKeansburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKeansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
      • McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
    • Tuscarora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
      • Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
    • Deer Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
      • Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Grier City - Park Crest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Grier City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grier City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
      • Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
  • Hunterdon County (NJ)
    • Hughesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
      • Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Warren County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peters Store, with the one closest to Peters Store listed first.
    • Phillipsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
    • Harmony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Stewartsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
      • Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Warren Glen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
      • Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Foul Rift ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
      • Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Belvidere
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
    • Montana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
      • Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)

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

Cemeteries Near Peters Store ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peters Store.

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 Peters Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Friedens Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Slatedale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schnecksville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indianland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Paul's UCC of Indianland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's UCC of Indianland Cemetery
    • The St. Paul's UCC of Indianland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Paul's Church Graveyard and Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Church of Indianland Cemetery
  • New Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Dinkey Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
    • The Dinkey Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ashfield Cemetery
    • Dinkey Memorial Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Millers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Morgenland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgenland Cemetery
      • The Morgenland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morganland Cemetery
      • Morgenland Union Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1859220 <5>
    • Egypt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egypt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egypt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Towamensing Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Towamensing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Towamensing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Slatedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
    • Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
  • Newhard
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newhard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhard
    • Newhard is located in Lehigh County
  • Emerald
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emerald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
    • Emerald is located in Lehigh County
  • Custer
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Custer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Custer is located in Lehigh County
  • Saegersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saegersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegersville
    • Saegersville is located in Lehigh County
  • Neffs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neffs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs
    • Neffs is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neffs <4>
  • Rising Sun
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
  • Slatington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • Germansville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germansville
    • Germansville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germansville <4>
  • Lockport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
    • Lockport is located in Northampton County
  • Schnecksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schnecksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
    • Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
  • Balliettsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balliettsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
    • Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Scheidy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scheidy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scheidy
      • Scheidy is located in Lehigh County
    • Rockdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
    • Walnutport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnutport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnutport
      • Walnutport is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnutport <4>

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

Newspapers Published in Peters Store ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peters Store.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peters Store, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peters Store.

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 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 Peters Store:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peters Store. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Peters Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peters Store) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peters Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7207, Longitude: -75.6432       In this case, the coordinates for Peters Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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