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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

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

Neighboring Counties ...

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

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

Roeders 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 Roeders. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roeders:

  • Schuylkill County     (The home county of Roeders)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roeders, with the one closest to Roeders listed first.
    • Summit Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
    • Lake Wynonah
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lake Wynonah is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wynonah
    • Aucheys
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
    • Moyers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
    • Jefferson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Friedensburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cressona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Schuylkill Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Auburn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Landingville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Renningers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Renningers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renningers
    • Mount Carbon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Orwigsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roeders, with the one closest to Roeders listed first.
    • Schubert
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Schubert is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
    • Strausstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Shartlesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Schaefferstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
    • Rehrersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
    • Bethel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Berne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Berne is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
    • Wintersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Wintersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Bernville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Centerport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Meckville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Meckville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
    • Mount Aetna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roeders, with the one closest to Roeders listed first.
    • Lansford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • New Mahoning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
    • Tresckow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tresckow is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
    • Germans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Germans is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
    • Beaver Meadows
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mertz Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
    • Nesquehoning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashfield is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
    • Coxes Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
      • Coxes Village has also been known as:
      • Cross Village
    • Hudsondale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roeders, with the one closest to Roeders listed first.
    • Locustdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Centralia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Aristes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Aristes is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
    • Newlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Newlin is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Numidia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Numidia is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
    • Slabtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Shumans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Shumans is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
    • Queen City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Queen City is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Mainville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Mainville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
    • Catawissa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roeders, with the one closest to Roeders listed first.
    • Williamstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Dayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Dayton is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Erdman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Erdman is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
    • Lykens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Grantville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gratz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Shellsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
    • Loyalton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
    • Bachmanville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
    • Hershey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roeders, with the one closest to Roeders listed first.
    • Cocalico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
    • Blainsport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
    • Denver
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Denver is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
    • Hopeland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
    • Poplar Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Brickerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Clay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Clay is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Reamstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Stevens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Brunnerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Elm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Elm is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
    • Ephrata
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roeders, with the one closest to Roeders listed first.
    • Greble
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Greble is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
    • Richland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sheridan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Fredericksburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Myerstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Newmanstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mount Zion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Stricklerstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
    • Avon Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
    • Prescott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Prescott is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Avon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Avon is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Gold Mine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
    • Inwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Inwood is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roeders, with the one closest to Roeders listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Stines Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
    • New Smithville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
    • Hynemansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
    • Lochland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lochland is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
    • Weisenberg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
    • Seipstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
    • Wallner ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Wallner is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
    • Weidasville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
    • Newside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Newside is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
    • Slatedale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roeders, with the one closest to Roeders listed first.
    • Newtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Harwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Harwood is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
    • Mountain Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
    • Tomhicken
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
    • West Hazleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Hazleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Conyngham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Harleigh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Sybertsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roeders, with the one closest to Roeders listed first.
    • Alaska
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Alaska is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Dooleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
    • Locust Gap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
    • Mount Carmel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gowen City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
    • Natalie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Natalie is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
    • Marshallton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
    • Bear Gap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
    • Bear Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Edgewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Shamokin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <1>
    • Leck Kill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
    • Kulpmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Roeders ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roeders.

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 Roeders - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roeders covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

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

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

  • Summit Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
  • Aucheys
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
  • Moyers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
  • Jefferson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Friedensburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cressona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Schubert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Schubert is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Strausstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shartlesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Auburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Landingville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Rehrersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
    • Stony Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Stony Creek is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Silverton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Silverton is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton

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

Newspapers Published in Roeders ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roeders.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roeders, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roeders.

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 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 Roeders:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roeders) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Roeders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.