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 Tamaqua (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 Tamaqua. 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 hospitals 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.
Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Tamaqua. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tamaqua:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Tamaqua)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamaqua, with the one closest to Tamaqua listed first.
- Tuscarora
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Hometown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Grier City - Park Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grier City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Coaldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delano
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Middleport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Lofty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- New Ringgold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Girard Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- McKeansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Mahanoy City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Boston is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamaqua, with the one closest to Tamaqua listed first.
- Quaker City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Ededburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lenhartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Windsor Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Krumsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Grimville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Shartlesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shoemakersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Centerport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamaqua, with the one closest to Tamaqua listed first.
- Lansford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tresckow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- New Mahoning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Coxes Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Beaver Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nesquehoning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Germans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Mertz Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Weatherly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Jim Thorpe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamaqua, with the one closest to Tamaqua listed first.
- Aristes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shumans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Locustdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Newlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Berwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Briar Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Foundryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Mainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Mifflinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon County
- Greble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamaqua, with the one closest to Tamaqua listed first.
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Lochland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Stines Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Slatedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Custer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Newside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Friedens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hynemansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- New Smithville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Weisenberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Seipstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamaqua, with the one closest to Tamaqua listed first.
- Harwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Hazleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Hazleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Harleigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Conyngham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ebervale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Jeddo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Sybertsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Freeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Highlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Mountain Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamaqua, with the one closest to Tamaqua listed first.
- Kresgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamaqua, with the one closest to Tamaqua listed first.
- Berlinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Lockport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cherryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arndts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Kreidersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Howertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- North Catasauqua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Weaversville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamaqua, with the one closest to Tamaqua listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alaska
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Locust Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Gowen City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Marshallton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Kulpmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shamokin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Edgewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Elysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tamaqua, see our County-by-County Page for Tamaqua.
Cemeteries Near Tamaqua ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tamaqua.
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 Tamaqua - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tamaqua covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tamaqua, with the one closest to Tamaqua listed first.
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Bertha Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Church Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
- White Church Reformed Cemetery
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of New Ringgold.
- The Friedens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Friedens Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #333895 <2>
- German Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Steigerwalts Church of God Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peddlars Grave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zions Red Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Red Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zions Red Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Orwigsburg.
- The Zions Red Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Church Cemetery
- Zions Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #171238 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tamaqua had a population of 6,054 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tamaqua had a population of 6,633 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tamaqua, with the one closest to Tamaqua listed first.
- Newkirk
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newkirk is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Reevesdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reevesdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesdale
- Tuscarora
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tuscarora is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Barnesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Mahanoy Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Mahanoy Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mahanoy Junction
- Reynolds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- West Penn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Penn is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penn
- Haucks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haucks is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haucks
- Hometown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Tamanend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tamanend is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamanend
- Middleport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Hecla
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hecla is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Quakake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quakake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakake
- Coaldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tamaqua. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tamaqua.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tamaqua ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tamaqua.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tamaqua. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tamaqua and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tamaqua.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of Tamaqua.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Tamaqua:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tamaqua) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tamaqua, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |