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 Seltzer (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 Seltzer. 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 doctors 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.
Seltzer is located in Schuylkill County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Seltzer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seltzer:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Seltzer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seltzer, with the one closest to Seltzer listed first.
- Pottsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marlin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
- Marlin is located in Schuylkill County
- Minersville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <1>
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Castle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Castle
- From Seltzer to New Castle
- Saint Clair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heckscherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckscherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Mount Carbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Llewellyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palo Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Forestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Schuylkill County
- Forrestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrestville
- Forrestville is located in Schuylkill County
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seltzer, with the one closest to Seltzer listed first.
- Schubert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schubert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Schubert
- From Seltzer to Schubert
- Strausstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shartlesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rehrersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Berne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Berne
- From Seltzer to Berne
- Ededburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meckville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Centerport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerport
- Centerport is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerport <1>
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seltzer, with the one closest to Seltzer listed first.
- Lansford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Mahoning
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beaver Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadows
- Beaver Meadows is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Meadows <1>
- Coxes Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hudsondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hudsondale
- From Seltzer to Hudsondale
- Nesquehoning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
- Summit Hill is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,975 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit Hill <1>
- Germans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Germans
- From Seltzer to Germans
- Mertz Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mertz Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Ashfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Weatherly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seltzer, with the one closest to Seltzer listed first.
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Locustdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustdale
- Locustdale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustdale <1>
- Aristes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aristes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Newlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Numidia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Shumans
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shumans
- From Seltzer to Shumans
- Queen City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Mainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Catawissa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Almedia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seltzer, with the one closest to Seltzer listed first.
- Williamstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Erdman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gratz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lykens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Loyalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pillow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillow
- Pillow is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillow <1>
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seltzer, with the one closest to Seltzer listed first.
- Cocalico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blainsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seltzer, with the one closest to Seltzer listed first.
- Greble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <1>
- Murray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Murray
- From Seltzer to Murray
- Mount Zion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Zion
- From Seltzer to Mount Zion
- Inwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Inwood
- From Seltzer to Inwood
- Myerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Green Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lickdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lickdale
- From Seltzer to Lickdale
- Newmanstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
- Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <1>
- Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheridan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sheridan
- From Seltzer to Sheridan
- Jonestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <1>
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seltzer, with the one closest to Seltzer listed first.
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stines Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lochland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lochland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lochland
- From Seltzer to Lochland
- New Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hynemansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Weisenberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weisenberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weisenberg
- From Seltzer to Weisenberg
- Seipstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seipstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Seipstown
- From Seltzer to Seipstown
- Newside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Slatedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Weidasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seltzer, with the one closest to Seltzer listed first.
- Newtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newtown
- From Seltzer to Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomhicken. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tomhicken
- From Seltzer to Tomhicken
- Harwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hazleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Hazleton
- From Seltzer to West Hazleton
- Sybertsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Conyngham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conyngham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyngham
- Conyngham is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyngham <1>
- Hazleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harleigh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nescopeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
- Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <1>
- Beach Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Berwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seltzer, with the one closest to Seltzer listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seltzer, with the one closest to Seltzer listed first.
- Dooleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <1>
- Natalie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gowen City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Bear Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Bear Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Edgewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Shamokin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kulpmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
- Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <1>
- Elysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysburg
- Elysburg is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysburg <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seltzer, see our County-by-County Page for Seltzer.
Cemeteries Near Seltzer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seltzer.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seltzer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seltzer, with the one closest to Seltzer listed first.
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yorkville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zions Red Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steigerwalts Church of God Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- German Protestant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Casmir's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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.<6>
While we didn't find Seltzer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seltzer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seltzer, with the one closest to Seltzer listed first.
- Minersville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <1>
- Pottsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Llewellyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Saint Clair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Castle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Castle
- From Seltzer to New Castle
- Heckscherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckscherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckscherville
- Heckscherville is located in Schuylkill County
- Silverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Silverton is located in Schuylkill County
- Palo Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Port Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Carbon
- Port Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Carbon <1>
- Steins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steins
- Steins is located in Schuylkill County
- Cressona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Wetherill Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetherill Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Glendower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Branchdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchdale
- Branchdale is located in Schuylkill County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seltzer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seltzer.
Newspapers Published in Seltzer ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seltzer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seltzer, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seltzer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Seltzer:
- 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
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seltzer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Seltzer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seltzer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6950, Longitude: -76.2326 |
<6> | 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 Seltzer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |