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 Scotrun (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 Scotrun. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Scotrun is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Sussex (NJ), Warren (NJ), Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northampton, Pike & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Scotrun. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotrun:
- Monroe County (The home county of Scotrun)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotrun, with the one closest to Scotrun listed first.
- Reeders
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paradise Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
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- Parkside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Pocono Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Appenzell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- McMichael
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Mountainhome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Long Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pocono Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Stroudsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stroudsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotrun, with the one closest to Scotrun listed first.
- Meckesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Albrightsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jonesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Little Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- East Side
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Unionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Mud Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Leslie Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Palmerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Penn Haven Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Bowmanstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hazard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotrun, with the one closest to Scotrun listed first.
- Lehigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Turnersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Daleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yostville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Moscow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Aberdeen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Drinker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Wimmers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Elmhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cobb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Belian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotrun, with the one closest to Scotrun listed first.
- Custer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Rockdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Slatington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coplay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wellington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wellington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Rising Sun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Slatedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Catasauqua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hokendauqua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- Balliettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotrun, with the one closest to Scotrun listed first.
- Stoddartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Bear Creek Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Penn Lake Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Langdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Langdon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- White Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Avoca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dupont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houston City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Glen Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Hughestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Highlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotrun, with the one closest to Scotrun listed first.
- Roseto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slateford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Pen Argyl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wind Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bangor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Portland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- East Bangor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Belfast
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Kesslersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Arndts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotrun, with the one closest to Scotrun listed first.
- La Anna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- South Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Panther
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Egypt Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Ledgedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Delaware
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Delaware is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Blooming Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Paupack
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lords Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Conashaugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotrun, with the one closest to Scotrun listed first.
- Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hollisterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Lakeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maplewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Uswick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Tresslarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Hawley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Canaan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- New Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotrun, with the one closest to Scotrun listed first.
- Hardwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Middleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Wallpack Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Crandon Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
- Swartswood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartswood
- Tranquility
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Layton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Normanook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Balesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Newton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Washingtonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotrun, with the one closest to Scotrun listed first.
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Hainesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Delaware
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Vail
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vail is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Ramseysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ramseysburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg
- Blairstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Mount Hermon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Paulina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Paulina is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Belvidere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotrun, see our County-by-County Page for Scotrun.
Cemeteries Near Scotrun ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotrun.
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 Scotrun - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotrun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotrun, with the one closest to Scotrun listed first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wooddale United Methodist Church (UMC)Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kellersville Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laurelwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kellers Cherry Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Hillside Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delaware Water Gap Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Scotrun in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scotrun.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotrun, with the one closest to Scotrun listed first.
- Tannersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Swiftwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reeders
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bartonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parkside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Paradise Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Pocono Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Appenzell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Analomink
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McMichael
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Cresco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Snydersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snydersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydersville
- Gravel Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Place is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Place
- Mountainhome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scotrun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotrun.
Newspapers Published in Scotrun ...
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 Scotrun.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotrun, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scotrun.
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 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 Scotrun:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Wayne County
- Hunterdon County
- Sussex 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 Scotrun, 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- Scotrun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |