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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 Slocum Corners (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 Slocum Corners. 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 Slocum Corners ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Slocum Corners: Slocum Cors.

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 doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Slocum Corners is located in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.

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

  • Luzerne County     (The home county of Slocum Corners)
  • Carbon County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slocum Corners, with the one closest to Slocum Corners listed first.
    • Berwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Foundryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
      • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
    • Jonestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
      • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
    • Briar Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hetlerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mifflinville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
      • Mifflinville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinville <2>
    • Stillwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Zaner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lime Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
      • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
    • Shumans
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
      • Shumans is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shumans
      • From Slocum Corners to Shumans
    • Benton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Almedia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slocum Corners, with the one closest to Slocum Corners listed first.
    • Lawrenceville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Belian Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
      • Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
    • Old Forge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
      • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <2>
    • Milwaukee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moosic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
      • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <2>
    • Taylor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
    • Spring Brook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Schultzville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Scranton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Yostville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lycoming County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slocum Corners, with the one closest to Slocum Corners listed first.
    • Locust Lakes Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
      • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
    • Long Pond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pocono Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocono Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocono Pines
      • Pocono Pines is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocono Pines <2>
    • Mount Pocono
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pocono have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pocono
      • Mount Pocono is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pocono <2>
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slocum Corners, with the one closest to Slocum Corners listed first.
    • Kelayres
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • McAdoo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdoo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
      • McAdoo is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <2>
    • Nuremberg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneida
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sheppton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheppton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppton
      • Sheppton is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheppton <2>
    • Girard Manor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lofty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lofty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
      • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lofty
      • From Slocum Corners to Lofty
    • Zion Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Brandonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Delano
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Grier City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grier City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
      • Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
    • Ferndale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
      • Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ferndale
      • From Slocum Corners to Ferndale
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slocum Corners, with the one closest to Slocum Corners listed first.
    • Long Brook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bernice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bernice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
      • Bernice is located in Sullivan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bernice
      • From Slocum Corners to Bernice
    • Shinerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyoming County

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

Cemeteries Near Slocum Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slocum Corners.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slocum Corners, with the one closest to Slocum Corners 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.<5>

While we didn't find Slocum Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slocum Corners.

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

  • Slocum
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Slocum is located in Luzerne County
  • Dorrance
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wanamie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wanamie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
    • Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wanamie
    • From Slocum Corners to Wanamie
  • Hanover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Luzerne County
  • Nanticoke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glen Lyon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Luzerne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lee
    • From Slocum Corners to Lee
  • Pond Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
    • Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Hunlock Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Warrior Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
    • Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Hobbie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
    • Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
  • Sugar Notch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
    • Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Askam
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Askam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askam
      • Askam is located in Luzerne County
    • West Nanticoke
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Nanticoke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
      • West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
    • Shickshinny
      (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 Slocum Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slocum Corners.

Newspapers Published in Slocum Corners ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slocum Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slocum Corners, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slocum Corners.

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 websites either 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 Slocum Corners:

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Slocum Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Slocum Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slocum Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1452, Longitude: -76.0216    









 

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