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 Reilly (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 Reilly. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Reilly 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 Reilly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reilly:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Reilly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly, with the one closest to Reilly listed first.
- Glen Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Albert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albert is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- White Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Lake Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Freeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Dorrance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Sugar Notch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Jeddo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Ebervale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Berks County
- Quaker City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly, with the one closest to Reilly listed first.
- East Side
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leslie Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Beaver Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coxes Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Mud Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Hudsondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Tresckow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Penn Haven Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Albrightsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jim Thorpe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly, with the one closest to Reilly listed first.
- Berwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Foundryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Hetlerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Briar Creek
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Mifflinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shumans
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Lime Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Stillwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zaner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Almedia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Mainville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly, with the one closest to Reilly listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Belian Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Old Forge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Moosic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Taylor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Minooka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Yostville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Milwaukee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Daleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly, with the one closest to Reilly listed first.
- Slatedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Slatington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Friedens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Newside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Rising Sun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rockdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly, with the one closest to Reilly listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Long Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pocono Pines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kresgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pocono
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tobyhanna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pocono Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McMichael
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Gilbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brodheadsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Appenzell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Reeders
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly, with the one closest to Reilly listed first.
- Berlinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Danielsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnutport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Cherryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly, with the one closest to Reilly listed first.
- La Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- South Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly, with the one closest to Reilly listed first.
- Kelayres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Coaldale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nuremberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hometown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Girard Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Delano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Grier City - Park Crest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly, with the one closest to Reilly listed first.
- Hollisterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reilly, with the one closest to Reilly listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Noxen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Evans Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Jenks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- South Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Lake Winola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Osterhout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reilly, see our County-by-County Page for Reilly.
Cemeteries Near Reilly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reilly.
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 Reilly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reilly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reilly, with the one closest to Reilly listed first.
- Albert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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. Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilkes-Barre.
- The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45352 <2>
- Temple B'nai B'rith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hanover Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilkes-Barre.
- The Hanover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hanover Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45029 <2>
- Ohav Zedek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Reilly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reilly.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reilly, with the one closest to Reilly listed first.
- Rita
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
- White Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Upper Lehigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
- Moosehead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moosehead is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
- Freeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Bear Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Junction
- Penobscot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Mountain Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Solomon Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Drifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifton
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reilly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reilly.
Newspapers Published in Reilly ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reilly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reilly, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reilly.
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 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 Reilly:
- 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
- Wayne 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 Reilly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Reilly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |