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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 Pottsville (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 Pottsville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County and is the County Seat.

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 Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.

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

  • Schuylkill County     (The home county of Pottsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pottsville, with the one closest to Pottsville listed first.
    • Mechanicsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Palo Alto
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
      • Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
    • Port Carbon
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Carbon
      • Port Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Carbon <1>
    • Mount Carbon
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
      • Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Seltzer
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Saint Clair
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Marlin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
      • Marlin is located in Schuylkill County
    • New Castle ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Castle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
      • New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Castle
      • From Pottsville to New Castle
    • Cressona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Renningers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renningers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renningers
      • Renningers is located in Schuylkill County
    • Minersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
      • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <1>
    • Heckscherville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckscherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
      • Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
    • Llewellyn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Berks County
  • Carbon County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pottsville, with the one closest to Pottsville listed first.
    • Aristes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aristes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
      • Aristes is located in Columbia County
    • Centralia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Locustdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustdale
      • Locustdale is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustdale <1>
    • Newlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Numidia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Slabtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
    • Shumans
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
      • Shumans is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shumans
      • From Pottsville to Shumans
    • Queen City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Columbia County
    • Hetlerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Catawissa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mainville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
      • Mainville is located in Columbia County
    • Almedia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Espy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Dauphin County
  • Lancaster County
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pottsville, with the one closest to Pottsville listed first.
    • Greble
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fredericksburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <1>
    • Murray
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Murray
      • From Pottsville to Murray
    • Myerstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sheridan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheridan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sheridan
      • From Pottsville to Sheridan
    • Inwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inwood
      • From Pottsville to Inwood
    • Mount Zion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Zion
      • From Pottsville to Mount Zion
    • Newmanstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
      • Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <1>
    • Green Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jonestown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
      • Jonestown is located in Lebanon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <1>
    • Lickdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
      • Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lickdale
      • From Pottsville to Lickdale
    • Avon Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
      • Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pottsville, with the one closest to Pottsville listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Stines Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lochland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
      • Lochland is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lochland
      • From Pottsville to Lochland
    • New Smithville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hynemansville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Weisenberg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Seipstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seipstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
      • Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seipstown
      • From Pottsville to Seipstown
    • Newside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Slatedale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Custer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • Custer is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Custer
      • From Pottsville to Custer
    • Emerald
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
      • Emerald is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emerald
      • From Pottsville to Emerald
    • Wallner ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
      • Wallner is located in Lehigh County
    • Weidasville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pottsville, with the one closest to Pottsville listed first.
    • Newtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newtown
      • From Pottsville to Newtown
    • Mountain Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Tomhicken
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomhicken. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
      • Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tomhicken
      • From Pottsville to Tomhicken
    • Harwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • West Hazleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
      • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Hazleton
      • From Pottsville to West Hazleton
    • Conyngham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conyngham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Sybertsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hazleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harleigh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ebervale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Nescopeck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
      • Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <1>
    • Beach Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • East Berwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
      • East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pottsville, with the one closest to Pottsville listed first.
    • Dooleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Carmel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
      • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <1>
    • Natalie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gowen City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
      • Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
    • Bear Gap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshallton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
      • Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
    • Bear Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Edgewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
    • Shamokin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Kulpmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
      • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <1>
    • Elysburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysburg
      • Elysburg is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysburg <1>
    • Leck Kill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Pottsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pottsville.

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

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pottsville had a population of 14,117 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pottsville had a population of 13,409 people.

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

  • Mount Carbon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
    • Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Palo Alto
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
    • Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
  • Port Carbon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Carbon
    • Port Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Carbon <1>
  • Saint Clair
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cressona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • New Castle ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Castle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Castle
    • From Pottsville to New Castle
  • Cumbola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumbola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbola
    • Cumbola is located in Schuylkill County
  • Minersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
    • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <1>
  • Llewellyn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Silverton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
    • Silverton is located in Schuylkill County
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Philadelphia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Silver Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
    • Wetherill Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetherill Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
      • Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
    • Heckscherville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckscherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
      • Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pottsville ...

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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pottsville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pottsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pottsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pottsville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> of Pottsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pottsville:

The official website for Pottsville: www.ci.pottsville.pa.us/

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

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

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Pottsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pottsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6854, Longitude: -76.1966    
<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 Pottsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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