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 Swiftwater (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 Swiftwater. 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 Swiftwater ...
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.
Another variation: Swift Water.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Swiftwater. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Swiftwater.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Swiftwater is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Sussex (NJ), Warren (NJ), Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northampton, Pike & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Swiftwater. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swiftwater:
- Monroe County (The home county of Swiftwater)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiftwater, with the one closest to Swiftwater listed first.
- Paradise Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Parkside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Pocono Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reeders
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountainhome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pocono Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tobyhanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Appenzell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- McMichael
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Long Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Pocono
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiftwater, with the one closest to Swiftwater listed first.
- Meckesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Albrightsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jonesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Little Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- East Side
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Mud Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Leslie Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Bowmanstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Hazard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiftwater, with the one closest to Swiftwater listed first.
- Lehigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Daleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Yostville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Moscow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Aberdeen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Drinker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Wimmers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Elmhurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cobb
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Belian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiftwater, with the one closest to Swiftwater listed first.
- Slatington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wellington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Custer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Rockdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Slatedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Coplay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Swiftwater, with the one closest to Swiftwater listed first.
- Stoddartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Bear Creek Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Penn Lake Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Dupont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Houston City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Langdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Langdon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Avoca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- White Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Duryea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Glen Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiftwater, with the one closest to Swiftwater listed first.
- Roseto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Slateford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Pen Argyl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Portland is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Bangor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Wind Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Bangor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Arndts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Belfast
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Kesslersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiftwater, with the one closest to Swiftwater listed first.
- La Anna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- South Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Panther
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Egypt Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Ledgedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Blooming Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Paupack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Delaware
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Delaware is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Tafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lords Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Conashaugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiftwater, with the one closest to Swiftwater listed first.
- Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hollisterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Lakeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maplewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Uswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Tresslarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Hawley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Canaan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiftwater, with the one closest to Swiftwater listed first.
- Hardwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Wallpack Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Middleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Crandon Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
- Swartswood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartswood
- Layton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Normanook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Tranquility
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Balesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Newton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Washingtonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swiftwater, with the one closest to Swiftwater listed first.
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Hainesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Vail
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vail is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Delaware
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Blairstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Mount Hermon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Ramseysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ramseysburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg
- Paulina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Paulina is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Belvidere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swiftwater, see our County-by-County Page for Swiftwater.
Cemeteries Near Swiftwater ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swiftwater.
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 Swiftwater - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swiftwater covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swiftwater, with the one closest to Swiftwater listed first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wooddale United Methodist Church (UMC)Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kellersville Methodist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laurelwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Kellers Cherry Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware Water Gap Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Swiftwater had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swiftwater, with the one closest to Swiftwater listed first.
- Paradise Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Tannersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parkside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Pocono Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Henryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cresco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reeders
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bartonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Analomink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainhome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McMichael
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Appenzell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Canadensis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tobyhanna
(7 miles [11.3 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 Swiftwater. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swiftwater.
Newspapers Published in Swiftwater ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swiftwater.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swiftwater, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swiftwater.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Swiftwater:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Wayne County
- Sussex County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Swiftwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Swiftwater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |