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 Sours Mills (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 Sours Mills. 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 Sours Mills ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Sours Mills: Sours Mls. (or less commonly used: Sours Mlls.)
- While the name of this community is Sours Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sours Mills may originally have been Sour's Mills.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sours Mills might be written as Sour Mills.
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 doctors and 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.
Sours Mills is located in Northampton 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 Northampton County: Warren (NJ), Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Sours Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sours Mills:
- Northampton County (The home county of Sours Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sours Mills, with the one closest to Sours Mills listed first.
- Belfast
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belfast is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Eastlawn Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eastlawn Gardens is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Gardens
- Nazareth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nisky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nisky is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisky
- Stockertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kesslersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Tatamy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Wind Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zucksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zucksville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zucksville
- Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
- Chapman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Palmer Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer Heights is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Heights
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sours Mills, with the one closest to Sours Mills listed first.
- Red Lion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Rittenhouse Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Schofer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Huffs Church
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Topton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Grimville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Hinterleiter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Krumsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Stony Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sours Mills, with the one closest to Sours Mills listed first.
- Riegelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Durham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Springtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Kintnersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Passer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Upper Black Eddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Pullen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Richlandtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shelly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Zionhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Strawntown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Strawntown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawntown
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sours Mills, with the one closest to Sours Mills listed first.
- Little Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Palmerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Bowmanstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hazard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Parryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Meckesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Weissport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ashfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Lehighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Albrightsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Germans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sours Mills, with the one closest to Sours Mills listed first.
- Catasauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Fountain Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Coplay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hokendauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- Rittersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- West Catasauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Catasauqua
- Fullerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Allentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Balliettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Ruchsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruchsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruchsville
- Seiple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seiple is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiple
- Luzerne County
- Stoddartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sours Mills, with the one closest to Sours Mills listed first.
- Rossland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Brodheadsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kresgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Appenzell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Arlington Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- McMichael
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Reeders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stroudsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Delaware Water Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Stroudsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parkside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sours Mills, with the one closest to Sours Mills listed first.
- Palm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pennsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hoppenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Red Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fruitville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Tylersport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Telford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- Egypt Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sours Mills, with the one closest to Sours Mills listed first.
- Andreas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mantz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sours Mills, with the one closest to Sours Mills listed first.
- Hughesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- West Portal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- New Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Pattenburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Everittstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Jutland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- Mariannes Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariannes Corner
- Pittstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Readingsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readingsburg
- Baptistown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Annandale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sours Mills, with the one closest to Sours Mills listed first.
- Crestmoore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Long Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Naughright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Naughright is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naughright
- Budd Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Hacklebarney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sours Mills, with the one closest to Sours Mills listed first.
- Hardwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Tranquility
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Middleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sours Mills, with the one closest to Sours Mills listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Stewartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Belvidere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Montana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Warren Glen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Hazen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Brass Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Delaware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Ramseysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramseysburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg
- Asbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sours Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Sours Mills.
Cemeteries Near Sours Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sours Mills.
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 Sours Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sours Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sours Mills, with the one closest to Sours Mills listed first.
- Gracedale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Family Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Nazareth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45110 <3>
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moravian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plainfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dryland Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arndts & Messinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Northampton Memorial Shrine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Easton Heights Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Sours Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sours Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sours Mills, with the one closest to Sours Mills listed first.
- Aluta
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Aluta is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aluta
- Belfast
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belfast is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Bushkill Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bushkill Center is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushkill Center
- Nazareth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nisky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nisky is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisky
- Stockertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edelman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edelman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edelman
- Tatamy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Copella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Copella is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copella
- Moorestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moorestown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Katellen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Katellen is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katellen
- Hecktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hecktown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walters is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Zucksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zucksville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zucksville
- Wind Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sours Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sours Mills.
Newspapers Published in Sours Mills ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sours Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sours Mills, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sours Mills.
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 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 Sours Mills:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon County
- Morris County
- Sussex County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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). |
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| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Sours Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Sours Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |