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 Pocono Heights (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 Pocono Heights. 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 Pocono Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pocono Heights: Pocono Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Pocono Heights is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Sussex (NJ), Warren (NJ), Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northampton, Pike & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Pocono Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pocono Heights:
- Monroe County (The home county of Pocono Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocono Heights, with the one closest to Pocono Heights listed first.
- Coolbaugh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- Shoemakers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Bushkill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Stroudsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Delaware Water Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arlington Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Stroudsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Mountainhome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reeders
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Appenzell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocono Heights, with the one closest to Pocono Heights listed first.
- Meckesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Albrightsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jonesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Little Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- East Side
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocono Heights, with the one closest to Pocono Heights listed first.
- Lehigh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Turnersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Daleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Yostville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Drinker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Moscow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Wimmers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Elmhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cobb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Luzerne County
- Stoddartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocono Heights, with the one closest to Pocono Heights listed first.
- Slateford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- East Bangor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Roseto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bangor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Pen Argyl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wind Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kesslersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Belfast
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Stockertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocono Heights, with the one closest to Pocono Heights listed first.
- Egypt Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Delaware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- La Anna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Panther
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- South Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Lords Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Conashaugh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Paupack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ledgedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocono Heights, with the one closest to Pocono Heights listed first.
- Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Uswick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Hollisterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Hawley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maplewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Tresslarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocono Heights, with the one closest to Pocono Heights listed first.
- New Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- West Portal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Califon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Califon
- Farmersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Hoffmans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- Readingsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readingsburg
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocono Heights, with the one closest to Pocono Heights listed first.
- Budd Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Woodport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodport is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Long Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Hurdtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Weldon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Crestmoore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Naughright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Naughright is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naughright
- Succasunna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Hacklebarney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocono Heights, with the one closest to Pocono Heights listed first.
- Hardwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Wallpack Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Middleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Crandon Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
- Swartswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartswood
- Layton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Normanook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Tranquility
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Balesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Newton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Washingtonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Brighton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocono Heights, with the one closest to Pocono Heights listed first.
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Hainesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Vail
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vail is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Blairstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Paulina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paulina is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Delaware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Mount Hermon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Ramseysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ramseysburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Belvidere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Long Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocono Heights, with the one closest to Pocono Heights listed first.
- Port Jervis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow Bush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocono Heights, with the one closest to Pocono Heights listed first.
- Barryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pond Eddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pocono Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Pocono Heights.
Cemeteries Near Pocono Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pocono Heights.
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 Pocono Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pocono Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pocono Heights, with the one closest to Pocono Heights listed first.
- Wooddale United Methodist Church (UMC)Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Franklin Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Delaware Water Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stroud Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lower Wall Pack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laurelwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kellers Cherry Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hainesburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Pocono Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pocono Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pocono Heights, with the one closest to Pocono Heights listed first.
- Marshalls Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Analomink
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Place is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Place
- Shoemakers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Henryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Stroudsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calno is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calno
- Bushkill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parkside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Stroudsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware Water Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dunnfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dunnfield is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnfield
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Flatbrookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flatbrookville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrookville
- Paradise Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pocono Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pocono Heights.
Newspapers Published in Pocono Heights ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pocono Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pocono Heights, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pocono Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pocono Heights:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Wayne County
- Hunterdon County
- Morris County
- Sussex County
- Warren County
- Orange County
- Sullivan 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 Pocono Heights, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pocono Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |