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 Snyders (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 Snyders. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Snyders 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 Snyders. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snyders:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Snyders)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyders, with the one closest to Snyders listed first.
- Mantz
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Andreas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rene Mont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Coaldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rauschs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- New Ringgold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tamaqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Hometown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Tuscarora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Middleport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Grier City - Park Crest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyders, with the one closest to Snyders listed first.
- Quaker City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Krumsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Lenhartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grimville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Ededburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Windsor Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Eagle Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kutztown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monterey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Berne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyders, with the one closest to Snyders listed first.
- Hilltop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Steinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Zionhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Shelly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyders, with the one closest to Snyders listed first.
- New Mahoning
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Lansford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Germans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Ashfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Mertz Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Summit Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nesquehoning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weissport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kittatinny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Lehighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Jim Thorpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyders, with the one closest to Snyders listed first.
- Aristes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Locustdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shumans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Hetlerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Newlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Berwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Numidia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyders, with the one closest to Snyders listed first.
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Stines Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Slatedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Newside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Hynemansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Weisenberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Friedens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- New Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Weidasville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Rising Sun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyders, with the one closest to Snyders listed first.
- Hazleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- West Hazleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Ebervale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Harleigh
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jeddo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Freeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Highlands
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Tomhicken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Conyngham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sybertsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyders, with the one closest to Snyders listed first.
- Kresgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Brodheadsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyders, with the one closest to Snyders listed first.
- Palm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Congo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pennsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbertsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Red Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyders, with the one closest to Snyders listed first.
- Lockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Berlinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Walnutport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arndts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Howertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- North Catasauqua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Weaversville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Franks Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snyders, with the one closest to Snyders listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alaska
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Locust Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Snyders, see our County-by-County Page for Snyders.
Cemeteries Near Snyders ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snyders.
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 Snyders - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Snyders covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Snyders, with the one closest to Snyders listed first.
- New Bethel Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friedens Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stony Run.
- The Friedens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #335558 <2>
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of New Ringgold.
- The Friedens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Friedens Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #333895 <2>
- Millers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
- The Dinkey Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashfield Cemetery
- Dinkey Memorial Lutheran Church Cemetery
- New Dinkey Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Bertha Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steigerwalts Church of God Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Drehersville Evangelical Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drehersville Evangelical Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Drehersville Evangelical Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Deer Lake.
- The Drehersville Evangelical Cemetery has also been known as:
- Drehersville Cemetery
- Drejersville Evangelical United Brethren Cemetery
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267244 <2>
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Friedens Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Lenhartsville.
- The Friedens Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Friedens Church Cemetery
- Friedens Reformed UCC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976374 <2>
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Snyders in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Snyders.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Snyders, with the one closest to Snyders listed first.
- Leibeyville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Leibeyville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leibeyville
- Dorset
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dorset is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Mantz
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Millers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Kepner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kepner is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepner
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Steinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Steinsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsville
- Wanamakers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wanamakers is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamakers
- Lynnport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnport
- Andreas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trexler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trexler is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trexler
- Mosserville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mosserville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosserville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Normal Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Normal Square is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
- New Mahoning
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- West Penn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Penn is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Snyders. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snyders.
Newspapers Published in Snyders ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snyders.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snyders, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Snyders.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Snyders:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Snyders) 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 Snyders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |