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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 Stines Corner (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 Stines Corner. 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 Stines Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Stines Corner: Stines Cor. (or less commonly used: Stines Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Stines Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Stines Corner may originally have been Stine's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Stines Corner might be written as Stine Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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

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

Stines Corner 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 Stines Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stines Corner:

  • Lehigh County     (The home county of Stines Corner)
  • Berks County
  • Bucks County
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stines Corner, with the one closest to Stines Corner listed first.
    • Germans
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
      • Germans is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Germans
      • From Stines Corner to Germans
    • Ashfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Mahoning
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kittatinny
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mertz Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mertz Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
      • Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
    • Hazard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
      • Hazard is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hazard
      • From Stines Corner to Hazard
    • Lehighton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Parryville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Weissport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weissport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Bowmanstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Palmerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Lansford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stines Corner, with the one closest to Stines Corner listed first.
    • 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.<3> 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)
    • South Pottstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Pottstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
      • South Pottstown is located in Chester County
    • Fricks Lock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Parker Ford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lancaster County
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stines Corner, with the one closest to Stines Corner listed first.
    • Newmanstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
      • Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <4>
    • Sheridan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheridan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sheridan
      • From Stines Corner to Sheridan
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stines Corner, with the one closest to Stines Corner listed first.
    • Harwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebervale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Eckley ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jeddo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • West Hazleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hazleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
      • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Hazleton
      • From Stines Corner to West Hazleton
    • Highlands
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Harleigh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Conyngham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conyngham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyngham
      • Conyngham is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyngham <4>
    • Tomhicken
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newtown
      • From Stines Corner to Newtown
  • Monroe County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stines Corner, with the one closest to Stines Corner listed first.
    • Palm
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • East Greenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
      • East Greenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Greenville <4>
    • Congo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsburg
      • Pennsburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsburg <4>
    • Gilbertsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hill <4>
    • Anise
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
      • Anise is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anise
      • From Stines Corner to Anise
    • Hoppenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Halfway House
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
      • Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
    • New Hanover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Northampton County
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stines Corner, with the one closest to Stines Corner listed first.
    • Mantz
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
      • Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mantz
      • From Stines Corner to Mantz
    • Andreas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rene Mont
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<2>
      • 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 Stines Corner to Rene Mont
    • Rauschs
      (12 miles [19.3 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
      • Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rauschs
      • From Stines Corner to Rauschs
    • New Ringgold
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Port Clinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • McKeansburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKeansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
      • McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
    • Coaldale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Deer Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Tamaqua
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Hometown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • Warren County (NJ)

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

Cemeteries Near Stines Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stines Corner.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stines Corner, with the one closest to Stines Corner 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.<6>

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

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

  • Seiberlingville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seiberlingville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiberlingville
    • Seiberlingville is located in Lehigh County
  • Lynnville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
    • Lynnville is located in Lehigh County
  • Werleys Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Werleys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werleys Corner
    • Werleys Corner is located in Lehigh County
  • Stony Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Krumsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grimville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Weisenberg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hynemansville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Switzer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
    • Switzer is located in Lehigh County
  • Seipstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyon Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
    • Lyon Valley is located in Lehigh County
  • Lynnport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnport
    • Lynnport is located in Lehigh County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Tripoli
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tripoli
      • New Tripoli is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tripoli <4>
    • Mosserville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosserville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosserville
      • Mosserville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jacksonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Stines Corner ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stines Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stines Corner, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stines Corner.

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 Stines Corner:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stines Corner. 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>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).
<2>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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Stines Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Stines Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stines Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6232, Longitude: -75.7640       In this case, the coordinates for Stines Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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