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 Roaring Brook (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 Roaring Brook. 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 Roaring Brook ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Roaring Brook: Roaring Brk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Roaring Brook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roaring Brook.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Roaring Brook 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 Roaring Brook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roaring Brook:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Roaring Brook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Brook, with the one closest to Roaring Brook listed first.
- Prichard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
- Pikes Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Cease Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Meeker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Hunlock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Loyalville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Rittenhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Lehman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Harveyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Brook, with the one closest to Roaring Brook listed first.
- Wilmot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Laddsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Sugar Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Era
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Wyalusing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- New Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Brook, with the one closest to Roaring Brook listed first.
- Tresckow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Beaver Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Side
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Leslie Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Weatherly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Mud Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Brook, with the one closest to Roaring Brook listed first.
- Jonestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jamison City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Foundryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Berwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Zaner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Waller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Briar Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Rohrsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Hetlerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Brook, with the one closest to Roaring Brook listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Old Forge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Belian Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Moosic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Minooka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Schultzville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Taylor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Brook, with the one closest to Roaring Brook listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lungerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Unityville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Beaver Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lairdsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Monroe County
- Locust Lakes Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Brook, with the one closest to Roaring Brook listed first.
- Nuremberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Zion Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kelayres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ferndale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Girard Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Brandonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Lofty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Delano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Krebs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Brook, with the one closest to Roaring Brook listed first.
- Bernice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Long Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Shinerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Laporte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dushore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sonestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Eagles Mere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaring Brook, with the one closest to Roaring Brook listed first.
- Noxen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beaumont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Evans Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Jenks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Forkston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- South Eaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Osterhout
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Vosburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Tunkhannock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jenningsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roaring Brook, see our County-by-County Page for Roaring Brook.
Cemeteries Near Roaring Brook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roaring Brook.
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 Roaring Brook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roaring Brook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roaring Brook, with the one closest to Roaring Brook listed first.
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Benscoter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benscoter Cemetery
- The Benscoter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arnold - Benscote Cemeetery
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sorberton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benscoter Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ceasetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bronson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Broadway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Sorber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgehill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Roaring Brook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roaring Brook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roaring Brook, with the one closest to Roaring Brook listed first.
- Prichard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
- Muhlenberg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Muhlenberg is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
- Silkworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silkworth is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkworth
- Sweet Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Hunlock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cease Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Meeker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Weintz
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weintz is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weintz
- West Nanticoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
- Loyalville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kyttle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kyttle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyttle
- Rittenhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roaring Brook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roaring Brook.
Newspapers Published in Roaring Brook ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roaring Brook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roaring Brook, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roaring Brook.
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 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 Roaring Brook:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lycoming County
- Monroe County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan 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 Roaring Brook, 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 from Point A (ie- Roaring Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |