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 Rausch 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 Rausch 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 Rausch 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 Rausch Creek: Rausch Crk. (or less commonly used: Rausch Ck. or Rausch Cr.)
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 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.
Rausch Creek is located in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Rausch Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rausch Creek:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Rausch Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rausch Creek, with the one closest to Rausch Creek listed first.
- East Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- Donaldson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Lorberry Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Joliett
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Tremont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tremont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,656 people
- Echo Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Ravine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Keffers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Fountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Newtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Hegins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beuchler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rausch Creek, with the one closest to Rausch Creek listed first.
- Meckville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Mount Aetna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Strausstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- New Schaefferstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Shartlesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bernville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Womelsdorf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rausch Creek, with the one closest to Rausch Creek listed first.
- Locustdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aristes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Newlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Queen City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Slabtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Catawissa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shumans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Grovania
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Mainville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Rupert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Almedia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rausch Creek, with the one closest to Rausch Creek listed first.
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Erdman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Lykens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gratz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Loyalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Carsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Grantville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pillow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Berrysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elizabethville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Enders
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rausch Creek, with the one closest to Rausch Creek listed first.
- Cocalico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Mount Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Poplar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Brickerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elstonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Hopeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Blainsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Elm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Mastersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Brunnerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Manheim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Denver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rausch Creek, with the one closest to Rausch Creek listed first.
- Gold Mine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Inwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lickdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Green Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Greble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Jonestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Bunker Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Heilmandale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Myerstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rausch Creek, with the one closest to Rausch Creek listed first.
- Newtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Tomhicken
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rausch Creek, with the one closest to Rausch Creek listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rausch Creek, with the one closest to Rausch Creek listed first.
- Alaska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Gowen City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Dooleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Leck Kill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Marshallton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Natalie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Edgewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Bear Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Kulpmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rausch Creek, with the one closest to Rausch Creek listed first.
- Liverpool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rausch Creek, with the one closest to Rausch Creek listed first.
- Dundore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- McKees Half Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Hummels Wharf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Selinsgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shamokin Dam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Freeburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Pallas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Kratzerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Aline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Shadle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rausch Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Rausch Creek.
Cemeteries Near Rausch Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rausch 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 Rausch Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rausch Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rausch Creek, with the one closest to Rausch Creek listed first.
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollernan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gunkles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Manbeck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sattazahn Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Bethel Moravian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Merkey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rausch Creek had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rausch Creek, with the one closest to Rausch Creek listed first.
- East Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Franklin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
- Lorberry Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Donaldson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Joliett
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Ravine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Tremont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tremont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,656 people
- Keffers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Fountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Good Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
- Beuchler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Pine Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swatara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swatara is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hegins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Irving
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rausch Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rausch Creek.
Newspapers Published in Rausch 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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rausch Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rausch 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 Rausch Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Rausch Creek:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Snyder 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 Rausch 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- Rausch Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |