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 Slykerville (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 Slykerville. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Slykerville is located in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Slykerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slykerville:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Slykerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slykerville, with the one closest to Slykerville listed first.
- Hazleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Hazleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Harwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Harleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ebervale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Conyngham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jeddo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Tomhicken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Sybertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Dorrance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slykerville, with the one closest to Slykerville listed first.
- Quaker City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Ededburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Lenhartsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Krumsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Windsor Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Grimville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Berne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Shartlesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Moselem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Moselem is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselem
- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slykerville, with the one closest to Slykerville listed first.
- Tresckow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Beaver Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Hudsondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Weatherly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lansford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nesquehoning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- New Mahoning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Jim Thorpe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
- Leslie Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mertz Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slykerville, with the one closest to Slykerville listed first.
- Berwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Foundryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Shumans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Briar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Mifflinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aristes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Lime Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Centralia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Newlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Jonestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Almedia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slykerville, with the one closest to Slykerville listed first.
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Slatedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Newside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Rising Sun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Hynemansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Rockdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Schnecksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slykerville, with the one closest to Slykerville listed first.
- Kresgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Gilbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Long Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pocono Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slykerville, with the one closest to Slykerville listed first.
- Berlinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Danielsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Kreidersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slykerville, with the one closest to Slykerville listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Alaska
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Elysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gowen City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Kulpmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Marshallton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slykerville, with the one closest to Slykerville listed first.
- McAdoo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kelayres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Lofty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Hometown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Girard Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Sheppton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Grier City - Park Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Tamaqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nuremberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slykerville, see our County-by-County Page for Slykerville.
Cemeteries Near Slykerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slykerville.
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 Slykerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slykerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slykerville, with the one closest to Slykerville listed first.
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Church Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
- White Church Reformed Cemetery
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129847 <2>
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Weatherly.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Weatherly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961621 <2>
- Nuremberg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Slykerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slykerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Slykerville, with the one closest to Slykerville listed first.
- Audenried
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Audenried is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audenried
- Kelayres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Tresckow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Cranberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- West Hazleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Leviston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leviston is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leviston
- Beaver Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lofty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Harleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milnesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milnesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesville
- Quakake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quakake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakake
- Gerhards
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gerhards is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhards
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Ebervale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Conyngham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Girard Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Slykerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slykerville.
Newspapers Published in Slykerville ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slykerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slykerville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slykerville.
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 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 Slykerville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill 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> | 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 Slykerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slykerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |