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 Schoenersville (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 Schoenersville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.
Schoenersville is primarily located in Lehigh County. A portion of Schoenersville extends into Northampton 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 Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Schoenersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schoenersville:
- Lehigh County (The home county of Schoenersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoenersville, with the one closest to Schoenersville listed first.
- Rittersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- West Catasauqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Catasauqua
- Catasauqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fullerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Coplay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- Fountain Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Allentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seiple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seiple is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiple
- Wellington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Ruchsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ruchsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruchsville
- Balliettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoenersville, with the one closest to Schoenersville listed first.
- Red Lion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hancock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Monterey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Rittenhouse Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Schofer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Hinterleiter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Huffs Church
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Topton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Eagle Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Grimville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoenersville, with the one closest to Schoenersville listed first.
- Springtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Passer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Riegelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hilltop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Shelly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Zionhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Durham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Steinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Pullen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Kintnersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richlandtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoenersville, with the one closest to Schoenersville listed first.
- Little Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Palmerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Bowmanstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Kittatinny
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Parryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Germans
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Weissport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lehighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoenersville, with the one closest to Schoenersville listed first.
- Rossland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Kresgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brodheadsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McMichael
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Appenzell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Reeders
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Stroudsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware Water Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Stroudsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoenersville, with the one closest to Schoenersville listed first.
- Palm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pennsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fruitville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Hoppenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Red Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tylersport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Green Lane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Anise
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Congo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pear Tree Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoenersville, with the one closest to Schoenersville listed first.
- Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Franks Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Weaversville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- North Catasauqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Howertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- William Penn Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- William Penn Manor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn Manor
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bath is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
- Freemansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Kreidersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoenersville, with the one closest to Schoenersville listed first.
- Andreas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mantz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Coaldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rene Mont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Rauschs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- New Ringgold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoenersville, with the one closest to Schoenersville listed first.
- Hughesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- West Portal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Everittstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Pattenburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Jutland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- New Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Baptistown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Barbertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Pittstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Idell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Locktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locktown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schoenersville, with the one closest to Schoenersville listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Warren Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Stewartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Montana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Asbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Belvidere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Brass Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Hazen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Delaware
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schoenersville, see our County-by-County Page for Schoenersville.
Cemeteries Near Schoenersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schoenersville.
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 Schoenersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schoenersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schoenersville, with the one closest to Schoenersville listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rittersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Congregation Sons of Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moravian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Schoenersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Schoenersville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schoenersville, with the one closest to Schoenersville listed first.
- Catasauqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rittersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Shimer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shimer is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimer
- Hanoverville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hanoverville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanoverville
- Weaversville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Fullerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Clyde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Howertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Coplay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Seiple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seiple is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiple
- Allentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Bethlehem is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schoenersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schoenersville.
Newspapers Published in Schoenersville ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schoenersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schoenersville, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schoenersville.
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 Schoenersville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lehigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon County
- Warren 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 Schoenersville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Schoenersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |