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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 Siko (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 Siko. 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.

Siko is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Broome (NY), Delaware (NY), Sullivan (NY), Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike & Susquehanna.

Below are the counties that are near Siko. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Siko:

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Siko)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siko, with the one closest to Siko listed first.
    • Dyberry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Tanners Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carley Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carley Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
      • Carley Brook is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carley Brook
      • From Siko to Carley Brook
    • Bethany
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <3>
    • Calkins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
      • Calkins is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calkins
      • From Siko to Calkins
    • Laurella
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Aldenville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Boyds Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyds Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
      • Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyds Mills
      • From Siko to Boyds Mills
    • Honesdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Seelyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seelyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
      • Seelyville is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seelyville
      • From Siko to Seelyville
    • Prompton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Keen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
      • Keen is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keen
      • From Siko to Keen
    • Damascus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siko, with the one closest to Siko listed first.
    • Vandling
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
      • Vandling is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Carbondale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cortez
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <3>
    • Jermyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
      • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <3>
    • Archbald
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
      • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <3>
    • Tompkinsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Scott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Drinker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drinker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
      • Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Drinker
      • From Siko to Drinker
    • Green Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
      • Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Green Grove
      • From Siko to Green Grove
    • Jessup
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
      • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <3>
    • Mount Cobb
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cobb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
      • Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
    • East Benton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Pike County
  • Susquehanna County
  • Wyoming County
  • Broome County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siko, with the one closest to Siko listed first.
    • Gulf Summit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gulf Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gulf Summit
      • From Siko to Gulf Summit
    • Deposit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
      • Deposit is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <3>
  • Delaware County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Siko, with the one closest to Siko listed first.
    • Pea Brook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rock Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hancock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
    • Cadosia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadosia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cadosia
      • From Siko to Cadosia
    • Peakville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
      • Peakville is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peakville
      • From Siko to Peakville
    • Butternut Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Chiloway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chiloway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
      • Chiloway is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chiloway
      • From Siko to Chiloway
    • Cooks Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Horton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Harvard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harvard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harvard
      • From Siko to Harvard
    • Shinhopple
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Gregorytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Corbett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sullivan County (NY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Siko, see our County-by-County Page for Siko.

Cemeteries Near Siko ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Siko.

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 Siko covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Siko, with the one closest to Siko listed first.

  • Bolkcom Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolkcom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolkcom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Dyberry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Dyberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Dyberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glass Factory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glass Factory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glass Factory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schoonover Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoonover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoonover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dyberry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vine Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Julianas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Julianas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Julianas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Darling Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Overlook Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Siko had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Siko, with the one closest to Siko listed first.

  • Tanners Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyberry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Girdland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girdland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdland
    • Girdland is located in Wayne County
  • Carley Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carley Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
    • Carley Brook is located in Wayne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carley Brook
    • From Siko to Carley Brook
  • Rileyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileyville
    • Rileyville is located in Wayne County
  • Bethany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <3>
  • Torrey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey
    • Torrey is located in Wayne County
  • West Damascus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Damascus
    • West Damascus is located in Wayne County
  • Cold Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Wayne County
  • Aldenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Calkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
    • Calkins is located in Wayne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Calkins
    • From Siko to Calkins
  • Seelyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seelyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Seelyville is located in Wayne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Seelyville
    • From Siko to Seelyville
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    • Honesdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Boyds Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyds Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
      • Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyds Mills
      • From Siko to Boyds Mills
    • Niagara
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niagara have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Niagara is located in Wayne County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Siko. See our List of 1890's Communities around Siko.

Newspapers Published in Siko ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Siko.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Siko, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Siko.

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 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 Siko:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Siko. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Siko, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Siko) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Siko. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6739, Longitude: -75.2537       In this case, the coordinates for Siko have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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