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 Shoemakers (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 Shoemakers. 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 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.
Shoemakers is located in Schuylkill County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Shoemakers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shoemakers:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Shoemakers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemakers, with the one closest to Shoemakers listed first.
- Mahanoy City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Girard Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Brandonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- New Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Delano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Grier City - Park Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grier City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- New Boston - Morea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston - Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston - Morea
- Saint Nicholas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Krebs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Shenandoah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemakers, with the one closest to Shoemakers listed first.
- Quaker City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Ededburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shartlesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lenhartsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Berne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Windsor Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Schubert
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Strausstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Centerport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Krumsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemakers, with the one closest to Shoemakers listed first.
- Tresckow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Lansford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Beaver Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Nesquehoning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Summit Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Weatherly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mertz Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Germans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Ashfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemakers, with the one closest to Shoemakers listed first.
- Aristes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shumans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Locustdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Hetlerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Numidia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Berwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Briar Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Mainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Mifflinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dauphin County
- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemakers, with the one closest to Shoemakers listed first.
- Gold Mine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Murray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemakers, with the one closest to Shoemakers listed first.
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Stines Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Slatedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Newside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Slatington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hynemansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- New Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Weisenberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemakers, with the one closest to Shoemakers listed first.
- Tomhicken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Harwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Conyngham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Hazleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Mountain Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Sybertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hazleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harleigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Nescopeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beach Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- East Berwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemakers, with the one closest to Shoemakers listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemakers, with the one closest to Shoemakers listed first.
- Berlinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoemakers, with the one closest to Shoemakers listed first.
- Dooleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Mount Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alaska
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Gowen City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Marshallton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Elysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kulpmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Shamokin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shoemakers, see our County-by-County Page for Shoemakers.
Cemeteries Near Shoemakers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shoemakers.
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 Shoemakers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shoemakers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shoemakers, with the one closest to Shoemakers listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- German Protestant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peddlars Grave
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brandonville.
- The Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brandonville Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227564 <3>
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Casmir's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Church Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
- White Church Reformed Cemetery
- Nuremberg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Bertha Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Hetherington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Shoemakers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shoemakers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shoemakers, with the one closest to Shoemakers listed first.
- Mahanoy City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buck Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buck Mountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Park Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Park Place is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Yatesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- New Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Girard Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Brandonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Shenandoah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Nicholas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Morea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
- Pine Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
- Delano
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Krebs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- East Mahanoy Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Mahanoy Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mahanoy Junction
- Haucks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haucks is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haucks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shoemakers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shoemakers.
Newspapers Published in Shoemakers ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shoemakers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shoemakers, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shoemakers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Shoemakers:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland 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 '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- Shoemakers) 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 Shoemakers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |