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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 Stetlersville (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 Stetlersville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Stetlersville is located in Lehigh 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 Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.

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

  • Lehigh County     (The home county of Stetlersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stetlersville, with the one closest to Stetlersville listed first.
    • Walbert
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Orefield
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wennersville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wennersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wennersville
      • Wennersville is located in Lehigh County
    • Ruchsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Seiple
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seiple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiple
      • Seiple is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seiple
      • From Stetlersville to Seiple
    • Balliettsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ironton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Schnecksville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schnecksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
      • Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
    • Wescosville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chapman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
      • Chapman is located in Lehigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chapman
      • From Stetlersville to Chapman
    • Allentown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fullerton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
      • Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
    • Coplay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coplay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplay
      • Coplay is located in Lehigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coplay <1>
  • Berks County
  • Bucks County
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stetlersville, with the one closest to Stetlersville listed first.
    • Hazard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
      • Hazard is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hazard
      • From Stetlersville to Hazard
    • Palmerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
      • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
    • Kittatinny
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowmanstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanstown
      • Bowmanstown is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowmanstown <1>
    • Ashfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Germans
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
      • Germans is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Germans
      • From Stetlersville to Germans
    • Little Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Parryville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Weissport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weissport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weissport
      • Weissport is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weissport <1>
    • Lehighton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mertz Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mertz Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
      • Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
    • New Mahoning
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stetlersville, with the one closest to Stetlersville listed first.
    • South Pottstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Pottstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
      • South Pottstown is located in Chester County
    • Fricks Lock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Kenilworth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
      • Kenilworth is located in Chester County
    • Pottstown Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Parker Ford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Spring City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stetlersville, with the one closest to Stetlersville listed first.
    • Eckley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeddo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Monroe County
  • Montgomery County
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stetlersville, with the one closest to Stetlersville listed first.
    • North Catasauqua
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
      • North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Northampton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
      • Lockport is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lockport
      • From Stetlersville to Lockport
    • Howertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kreidersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Weaversville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Walnutport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnutport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnutport
      • Walnutport is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnutport <1>
    • Seidersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Star Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
      • Star Village is located in Northampton County
    • Cherryville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Franks Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Berlinsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stetlersville, with the one closest to Stetlersville listed first.
    • Andreas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mantz
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mantz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
      • Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mantz
      • From Stetlersville to Mantz
    • Rene Mont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rene Mont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
      • Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rene Mont
      • From Stetlersville to Rene Mont
    • Rauschs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rauschs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
      • Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rauschs
      • From Stetlersville to Rauschs
    • Coaldale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
      • Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <1>
    • New Ringgold
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • McKeansburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKeansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
      • McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
    • Port Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
      • Port Clinton is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <1>
    • Tamaqua
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
      • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <1>
    • Deer Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
      • Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Hometown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuscarora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
      • Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
    • Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <1>
  • Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Warren County (NJ)

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

Cemeteries Near Stetlersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stetlersville.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stetlersville, with the one closest to Stetlersville 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stetlersville had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Walbert
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Orefield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lockridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockridge
    • Lockridge is located in Lehigh County
  • Seiple
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seiple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiple
    • Seiple is located in Lehigh County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Seiple
    • From Stetlersville to Seiple
  • Chapman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Chapman is located in Lehigh County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chapman
    • From Stetlersville to Chapman
  • Litzenberg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litzenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litzenberg
    • Litzenberg is located in Lehigh County
  • Wescosville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Schnecksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schnecksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
    • Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
  • Balliettsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ironton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fogelsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fogelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogelsville
    • Fogelsville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fogelsville <1>
  • Haines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
    • Haines is located in Lehigh County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Scheidy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scheidy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scheidy
      • Scheidy is located in Lehigh County
    • Allentown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fullerton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
      • Fullerton is located in Lehigh County

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

Newspapers Published in Stetlersville ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stetlersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stetlersville, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stetlersville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Stetlersville:

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

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

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

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The 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 Stetlersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Stetlersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stetlersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6233, Longitude: -75.5594    









 

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