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 Silver Creek (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 Silver Creek. 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 Silver Creek ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Silvercreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Silver Creek: Silver Crk. (or less commonly used: Silver Ck. or Silver Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Silver Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver Creek.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Creek:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Silver Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- New Philadelphia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Middleport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Palo Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- Port Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston - Morea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston - Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston - Morea
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Mahanoy City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Quaker City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Ededburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shartlesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Berne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Schubert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Strausstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lenhartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Centerport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shoemakersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Lansford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- New Mahoning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Beaver Meadows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coxes Village
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Summit Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Nesquehoning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Germans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Mertz Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Weatherly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashfield
(22 miles [35.4 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 Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Centralia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aristes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Locustdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Shumans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Slabtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Hetlerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Mainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Queen City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Briar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Catawissa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Erdman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Lancaster County
- Cocalico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Greble
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Fredericksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Mine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Myerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Newmanstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Mount Zion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Murray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Inwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Lickdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Green Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Jacksonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Stines Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- New Smithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Slatedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Hynemansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Weisenberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Custer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Newside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Seipstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Emerald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Weidasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Newtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Harwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Tomhicken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Mountain Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Hazleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Conyngham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sybertsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harleigh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Jeddo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Lockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Berlinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Walnutport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- 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
- Dooleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Shamokin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Edgewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Elysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Creek.
Cemeteries Near Silver Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Creek.
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 Silver Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friends Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Steigerwalts Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bertha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- German Protestant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yorkville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Peddlars Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Silver Creek had a population of 216 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Cumbola
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cumbola is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbola
- New Philadelphia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Middleport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Saint Clair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Port Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palo Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palo Alto is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Pottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morea is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
- Wetherill Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wetherill Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherill Junction
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Mount Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carbon is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Orwigsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frisbie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frisbie is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
- Saint Nicholas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Nicholas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Creek.
Newspapers Published in Silver Creek ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Creek, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Silver Creek:
- 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
- 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Silver Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Silver Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |