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 Roedersville (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 Roedersville. 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 hospitals 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.
Roedersville 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 Roedersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roedersville:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Roedersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roedersville, with the one closest to Roedersville listed first.
- Echo Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Friedensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Tremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tremont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,656 people
- Moyers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Marstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lorberry Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Ravine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Branchdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Branchdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchdale
- Donaldson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roedersville, with the one closest to Roedersville listed first.
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meckville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Schubert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Rehrersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Strausstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aetna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wintersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- New Schaefferstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Shartlesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bernville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Womelsdorf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roedersville, with the one closest to Roedersville listed first.
- Lansford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- New Mahoning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roedersville, with the one closest to Roedersville listed first.
- Locustdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aristes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Newlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Queen City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Shumans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Catawissa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mainville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Grovania
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Rupert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roedersville, with the one closest to Roedersville listed first.
- Williamstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Erdman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Lykens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gratz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Shellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Carsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Berrysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elizabethville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pillow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roedersville, with the one closest to Roedersville listed first.
- Cocalico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Blainsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Brickerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hopeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Poplar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Clay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Elm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Elstonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brunnerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roedersville, with the one closest to Roedersville listed first.
- Greble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Mine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Inwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Mount Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Lickdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Myerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Jonestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Avon Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Avon Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Heights
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roedersville, with the one closest to Roedersville listed first.
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Stines Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roedersville, with the one closest to Roedersville listed first.
- Newtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Harwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Tomhicken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- West Hazleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roedersville, with the one closest to Roedersville listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roedersville, with the one closest to Roedersville listed first.
- Alaska
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Dooleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Mount Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gowen City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Marshallton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Natalie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Leck Kill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Shamokin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Edgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roedersville, with the one closest to Roedersville listed first.
- Dundore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roedersville, see our County-by-County Page for Roedersville.
Cemeteries Near Roedersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roedersville.
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 Roedersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roedersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roedersville, with the one closest to Roedersville listed first.
- Hollernan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manbeck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gunkles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Merkey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Welsh Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salem Reformed Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yorkville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Hamlin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frantz Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zeiglers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Roedersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roedersville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roedersville, with the one closest to Roedersville listed first.
- De Turksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- De Turksville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Turksville
- Stanhope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stanhope is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Blackwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Ravine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Pine Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moyers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Friedensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tremont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,656 people
- Lorberry Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Exmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Exmoor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmoor
- Swatara
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swatara is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
- Silverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silverton is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Steins
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Steins is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
- Branchdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Branchdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchdale
- Donaldson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roedersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roedersville.
Newspapers Published in Roedersville ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roedersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roedersville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roedersville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Roedersville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Snyder County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Roedersville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roedersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |