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 Tunkhannock (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 Tunkhannock. 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 Tunkhannock ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Tunkhannock was referred to as Tunkhannock Courthouse.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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.
Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County and is the County Seat.
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 Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near Tunkhannock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tunkhannock:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Tunkhannock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunkhannock, with the one closest to Tunkhannock listed first.
- Dixon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Marcy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Lake Carey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Vosburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Osterhout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- South Eaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Jenks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Lake Winola
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lemon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Avery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Mehoopany Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Evans Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunkhannock, with the one closest to Tunkhannock listed first.
- Sugar Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyalusing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Limehill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- New Era
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Homets Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Asylum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Le Raysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Herrickville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Evergreen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Laddsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Marshview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Columbia County
- Jamison City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunkhannock, with the one closest to Tunkhannock listed first.
- Dalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- La Plume
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Schultzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Glenburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Milwaukee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Carpenter Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Clarks Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clarks Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Craig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- East Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Edella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunkhannock, with the one closest to Tunkhannock listed first.
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Kunkle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Harveys Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Back Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Carverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carverton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
- Dallas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lehman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Meeker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Duryea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunkhannock, with the one closest to Tunkhannock listed first.
- Bernice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Laporte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Long Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunkhannock, with the one closest to Tunkhannock listed first.
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Tyler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Elk Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Hop Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- South Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kingsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- Rushville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Royal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Alford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tunkhannock, with the one closest to Tunkhannock listed first.
- Forest City Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
- Maplewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- South Canaan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Hollisterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Waymart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Keen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Keen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
- Tresslarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tunkhannock, see our County-by-County Page for Tunkhannock.
Cemeteries Near Tunkhannock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tunkhannock.
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 Tunkhannock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tunkhannock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tunkhannock, with the one closest to Tunkhannock listed first.
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prevost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keiserville - Vose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Winola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Lemon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clark Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Meshoppen.
- The Clark Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lemon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45285 <3>
- Post Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Oakley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joachim's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Overfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Meshoppen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45720 <3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Tunkhannock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tunkhannock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tunkhannock, with the one closest to Tunkhannock listed first.
- Dixon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Marcy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- South Eaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Osterhout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Lake Carey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Vosburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Bardwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bardwell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Lake Winola
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Lemon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lemon
- Lemon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Mehoopany
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evans Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Keelersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keelersburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelersburg
- Avery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tunkhannock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tunkhannock.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tunkhannock ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tunkhannock.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tunkhannock. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tunkhannock and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tunkhannock.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> of Tunkhannock.
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 helpful 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 Tunkhannock:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tunkhannock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tunkhannock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |