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 Pond Creek (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 Pond Creek. 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 Pond Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pond Creek: Pond Crk. (or less commonly used: Pond Ck. or Pond Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pond Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pond Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Pond Creek 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 Pond Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pond Creek:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Pond Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
- White Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Freeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Penn Lake Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Albert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Albert is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Ebervale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Glen Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Mountain Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dorrance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
- Quaker City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
- Leslie Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- East Side
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Weatherly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mud Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Hudsondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Penn Haven Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Beaver Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coxes Village
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Tresckow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Albrightsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nesquehoning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Summit Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
- Berwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Foundryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Hetlerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Briar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Jonestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Mifflinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shumans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Lime Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Mainville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Zaner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Almedia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Stillwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
- Belian Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Spring Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Lawrenceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Moosic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Old Forge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yostville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Minooka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Taylor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Milwaukee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Scranton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moscow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
- Slatedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Slatington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Friedens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Jacksonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Newside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Rising Sun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rockdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Schnecksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Balliettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Ironton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ironton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Long Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pocono Pines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kresgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McMichael
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Mount Pocono
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brodheadsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pocono Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tobyhanna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Reeders
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rossland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
- Berlinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Danielsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Walnutport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Cherryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Kreidersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Chapman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Northampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
- South Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
- Kelayres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lofty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Hometown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Oneida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delano
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Girard Manor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Grier City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Nuremberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City - Park Crest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tamaqua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Noxen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Jenks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pond Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Pond Creek.
Cemeteries Near Pond Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pond Creek.
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 Pond Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pond Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
- Laurel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Weatherly.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Weatherly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961621 <2>
- Albert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129847 <2>
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Hazleton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Pond Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pond Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pond Creek, with the one closest to Pond Creek listed first.
- White Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Upper Lehigh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
- Freeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Drifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifton
- Jeddo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Buck Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Bear Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Junction
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Rita
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Moosehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moosehead is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
- Ebervale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pond Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pond Creek.
Newspapers Published in Pond Creek ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pond Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pond Creek, 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 Pond Creek.
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 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 Pond Creek:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Schuylkill 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 Pond Creek, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pond Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |