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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 Scranton Corners (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 Scranton Corners. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Scranton Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Scranton Corners: Scranton Cors.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Scranton Corners is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near Scranton Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scranton Corners:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Scranton Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scranton Corners, with the one closest to Scranton Corners listed first.
- Meshoppen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skinners Eddy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Mehoopany Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Jenningsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Laceyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vosburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Avery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Lemon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Forkston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Stowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Lake Carey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Marcy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Tunkhannock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scranton Corners, with the one closest to Scranton Corners listed first.
- Sugar Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wyalusing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilmot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Limehill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Homets Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- New Era
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Le Raysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Asylum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Herrickville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Marshview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- South Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Standing Stone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Columbia County
- Jamison City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scranton Corners, with the one closest to Scranton Corners listed first.
- La Plume
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Carpenter Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Dalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Schultzville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Glenburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clarks Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milwaukee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Craig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- East Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Clarks Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Edella
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Scott
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Scott is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scranton Corners, with the one closest to Scranton Corners listed first.
- Harveys Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kunkle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Back Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Loyalville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Dallas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lehman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meeker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Pikes Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Trucksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
- Carverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carverton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scranton Corners, with the one closest to Scranton Corners listed first.
- Dushore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bernice
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Laporte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Millview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Forksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eagles Mere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sonestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scranton Corners, with the one closest to Scranton Corners listed first.
- Auburn Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Elk Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Tyler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Fairdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- South Montrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hop Bottom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Friendsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kingsley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffany is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Broome County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scranton Corners, with the one closest to Scranton Corners listed first.
- Hawleyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Conklin Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin Station is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Station
- Corbettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scranton Corners, with the one closest to Scranton Corners listed first.
- East Nichols
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- South Owego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Apalachin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nichols
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scranton Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Scranton Corners.
Cemeteries Near Scranton Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scranton Corners.
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 Scranton Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scranton Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scranton Corners, with the one closest to Scranton Corners listed first.
- Overfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Meshoppen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45720 <3>
- St. Joachim's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Flat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prevost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keiserville - Vose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quimby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bunnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quicks Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- West Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Meadow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clark Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Meshoppen.
- The Clark Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lemon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45285 <3>
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 Scranton Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scranton Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scranton Corners, with the one closest to Scranton Corners listed first.
- Scottsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Meshoppen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Auburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Auburn is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Auburn
- North Mehoopany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Mehoopany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mehoopany
- Skinners Eddy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Jenningsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Mehoopany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mehoopany Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Auburn Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Center is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Center
- Laceyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silvara
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Silvara is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvara
- West Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Auburn is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vosburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Retta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Retta is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
- Forkston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scranton Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scranton Corners.
Newspapers Published in Scranton Corners ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scranton Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scranton Corners, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scranton Corners.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Scranton Corners:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Broome County
- Tioga 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Scranton Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Scranton Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |