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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Ricketts. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ricketts to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ricketts, please Contact Us.

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 Ricketts (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 Ricketts. 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 Ricketts ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Ricketts, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Ricketts may originally have been Rickett's.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Ricketts is historic, it would have been located within present day Luzerne County.

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 Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.

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

  • Luzerne County     (The home county of Ricketts)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricketts, with the one closest to Ricketts listed first.
    • Red Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Rock
      • From Ricketts to Red Rock
    • Mossville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fairmount Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rittenhouse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Loyalville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyalville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
      • Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Loyalville
      • From Ricketts to Loyalville
    • Pleasant Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bloomingdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Clarks View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pikes Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Prichard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prichard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
      • Prichard is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Prichard
      • From Ricketts to Prichard
    • Harveys Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
      • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <5>
    • Harveyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Meeker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricketts, with the one closest to Ricketts listed first.
    • Wilmot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmot
      • From Ricketts to Wilmot
    • Laddsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laddsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
      • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laddsburg
      • From Ricketts to Laddsburg
    • New Era
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evergreen
      • From Ricketts to Evergreen
    • New Albany
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
      • New Albany is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <5>
    • Overton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Overton
      • From Ricketts to Overton
    • Wyalusing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Marshview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marshview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
      • Marshview is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marshview
      • From Ricketts to Marshview
    • Homets Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Asylum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asylum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
      • Asylum is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Asylum
      • From Ricketts to Asylum
    • Limehill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Long Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricketts, with the one closest to Ricketts listed first.
    • Jamison City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
    • Waller
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
      • Waller is located in Columbia County
    • Benton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stillwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Coles Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jonestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
      • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
    • Zaner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rohrsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rohrsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
      • Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Greenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Foundryville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
      • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
    • Iola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Millville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricketts, with the one closest to Ricketts listed first.
    • Milwaukee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milwaukee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
      • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milwaukee
      • From Ricketts to Milwaukee
    • Lawrenceville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Schultzville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Old Forge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
      • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <5>
    • Belian Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
      • Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
    • Dalton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Moosic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
      • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <5>
    • Taylor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
    • La Plume
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarks Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
      • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <5>
    • Glenburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
  • Lycoming County
  • Montour County
  • Sullivan County
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricketts, with the one closest to Ricketts listed first.
    • Auburn Four Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rushville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rushville
      • From Ricketts to Rushville
    • Tyler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyler
      • From Ricketts to Tyler
    • Elk Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ricketts, with the one closest to Ricketts listed first.
    • Noxen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Forkston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
      • Forkston is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forkston
      • From Ricketts to Forkston
    • Stowell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
      • Stowell is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stowell
      • From Ricketts to Stowell
    • Beaumont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Evans Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jenningsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
      • Mill City is located in Wyoming County
    • Jenks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Vernon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mehoopany Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Laceyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Skinners Eddy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Vosburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vosburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
      • Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vosburg
      • From Ricketts to Vosburg

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

Cemeteries Near Ricketts ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ricketts.

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

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

  • St. Vladimirs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vladimirs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vladimirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fincke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fincke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fincke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Junk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Junk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Junk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lateer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lateer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lateer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bronson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bronson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bronson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boston Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Broadway Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kocher Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kocher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kocher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...

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.

While we didn't find Ricketts in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ricketts.

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

  • Lopez
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lopez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
    • Lopez is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lopez <5>
  • Bellasylva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellasylva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellasylva
    • Bellasylva is located in Wyoming County
  • Ripple ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripple have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple
    • Ripple is located in Luzerne County
  • Jamison City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
    • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
  • Red Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Red Rock
    • From Ricketts to Red Rock
  • Kyttle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kyttle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyttle
    • Kyttle is located in Luzerne County
  • Bernice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bernice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Bernice is located in Sullivan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bernice
    • From Ricketts to Bernice
  • Elk Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
    • Elk Grove is located in Columbia County
  • Central
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Columbia County
  • Weintz
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weintz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weintz
    • Weintz is located in Luzerne County
  • Kasson Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson Brook
    • Kasson Brook is located in Wyoming County
  • Rittenhouse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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    • Stull
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stull have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
      • Stull is located in Wyoming County
    • Colley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
      • Colley is located in Sullivan County
    • Laubach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laubach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laubach
      • Laubach is located in Columbia County

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

Newspapers Published in Ricketts ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ricketts.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ricketts, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<8>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ricketts.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ricketts:

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Ricketts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>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.
<8>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ricketts) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ricketts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3906, Longitude: -76.2780       In this case, the coordinates for Ricketts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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