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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 Skinners Eddy (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 Skinners Eddy. 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 Skinners Eddy ...

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 have occurred.

While the name of this community is Skinners Eddy, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Skinners Eddy may originally have been Skinner's Eddy.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Skinners Eddy might be written as Skinner Eddy.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.

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

  • Wyoming County     (The home county of Skinners Eddy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skinners Eddy, with the one closest to Skinners Eddy listed first.
    • Laceyville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jenningsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Meshoppen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stowell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
      • Stowell is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stowell
      • From Skinners Eddy to Stowell
    • Mehoopany Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Forkston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
      • Forkston is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forkston
      • From Skinners Eddy to Forkston
    • Vosburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vosburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
      • Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vosburg
      • From Skinners Eddy to Vosburg
    • Lemon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lemon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
      • Lemon is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lemon
      • From Skinners Eddy to Lemon
    • Avery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avery
      • From Skinners Eddy to Avery
    • Lake Carey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Marcy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
      • Marcy is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marcy
      • From Skinners Eddy to Marcy
    • Tunkhannock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunkhannock
      • Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,674 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunkhannock <2>
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skinners Eddy, with the one closest to Skinners Eddy listed first.
    • Sugar Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Wyalusing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Homets Ferry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Limehill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilmot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmot
      • From Skinners Eddy to Wilmot
    • Asylum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asylum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
      • Asylum is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Asylum
      • From Skinners Eddy to Asylum
    • New Era
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Herrickville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Le Raysville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Raysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
      • Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
    • Evergreen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Laddsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Columbia County
    • Jamison City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skinners Eddy, with the one closest to Skinners Eddy listed first.
    • La Plume
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dalton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Schultzville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpenter Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
      • Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
    • Glenburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Waverly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Clarks Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
      • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <2>
    • Milwaukee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milwaukee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
      • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milwaukee
      • From Skinners Eddy to Milwaukee
    • Clarks Green
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
      • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
    • Craig
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • East Benton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Edella
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
      • Edella is located in Lackawanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edella
      • From Skinners Eddy to Edella
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skinners Eddy, with the one closest to Skinners Eddy listed first.
    • Ricketts ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ricketts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ricketts
      • From Skinners Eddy to Ricketts
    • Harveys Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
      • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <2>
    • Kunkle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kunkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
      • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kunkle
      • From Skinners Eddy to Kunkle
    • Loyalville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Orange
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Back Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Back Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
      • Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
    • Lehman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Meeker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pikes Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Dallas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Rock
      • From Skinners Eddy to Red Rock
    • Carverton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan County
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skinners Eddy, with the one closest to Skinners Eddy listed first.
    • Rushville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rushville
      • From Skinners Eddy to Rushville
    • Auburn Four Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyler
      • From Skinners Eddy to Tyler
    • Fairdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairdale
      • From Skinners Eddy to Fairdale
    • South Montrose
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
      • Friendsville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <2>
    • Forest Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Montrose
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <2>
    • Hop Bottom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Tiffany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Broome County (NY)
  • Tioga County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Skinners Eddy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skinners Eddy.

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

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

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Skinners Eddy had a population of 262 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Laceyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • South Auburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Auburn
    • South Auburn is located in Susquehanna County
  • Silvara
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvara have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvara
    • Silvara is located in Bradford County
  • Jenningsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Scottsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Wyoming County
  • Spring Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Bradford County
  • Sugar Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hollenback
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollenback have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenback
    • Hollenback is located in Bradford County
  • Meshoppen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • West Auburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
    • West Auburn is located in Susquehanna County
  • Merryall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merryall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryall
    • Merryall is located in Bradford County
  • North Mehoopany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mehoopany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mehoopany
    • North Mehoopany is located in Wyoming County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Mehoopany Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburn Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Center
      • Auburn Center is located in Susquehanna County
    • Wyalusing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Skinners Eddy ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skinners Eddy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skinners Eddy, 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 Skinners Eddy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Skinners Eddy:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Skinners Eddy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skinners Eddy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6419, Longitude: -76.1470    
<6>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.
<7>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 Skinners Eddy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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