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 Turn Villa (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 Turn Villa. 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 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.
Turn Villa 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 Turn Villa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turn Villa:
- Monroe County (The home county of Turn Villa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turn Villa, with the one closest to Turn Villa listed first.
- Shoemakers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Coolbaugh
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- Bushkill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware Water Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Stroudsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stroudsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Parkside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Paradise Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Mountainhome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reeders
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Appenzell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turn Villa, with the one closest to Turn Villa listed first.
- Meckesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Jonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Little Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Albrightsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turn Villa, with the one closest to Turn Villa listed first.
- Lehigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Turnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Daleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Yostville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Luzerne County
- Stoddartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turn Villa, with the one closest to Turn Villa listed first.
- Slateford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Portland is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- East Bangor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Roseto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Bangor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Pen Argyl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wind Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kesslersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Belfast
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Stockertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turn Villa, with the one closest to Turn Villa listed first.
- Egypt Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Conashaugh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- La Anna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Panther
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Lords Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paupack
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ledgedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turn Villa, with the one closest to Turn Villa listed first.
- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Uswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Lakeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollisterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turn Villa, with the one closest to Turn Villa listed first.
- New Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Hoffmans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmans
- Califon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Califon
- Farmersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Readingsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readingsburg
- West Portal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Mariannes Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariannes Corner
- Pattenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Pottersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Annandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turn Villa, with the one closest to Turn Villa listed first.
- Budd Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Woodport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodport is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Long Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Hurdtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Weldon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Weldon is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Crestmoore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Naughright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Naughright is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naughright
- Succasunna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Hacklebarney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Mine Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
- Hilltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turn Villa, with the one closest to Turn Villa listed first.
- Hardwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Middleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Wallpack Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallpack Center is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallpack Center
- Crandon Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crandon Lakes is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Lakes
- Swartswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartswood
- Balesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Normanook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Normanook is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
- Tranquility
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Layton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turn Villa, with the one closest to Turn Villa listed first.
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Vail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vail is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Blairstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Hainesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Paulina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paulina is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Mount Hermon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Delaware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Ramseysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ramseysburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg
- Long Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turn Villa, with the one closest to Turn Villa listed first.
- Port Jervis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow Bush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turn Villa, with the one closest to Turn Villa listed first.
- Pond Eddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turn Villa, see our County-by-County Page for Turn Villa.
Cemeteries Near Turn Villa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turn Villa.
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 Turn Villa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turn Villa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turn Villa, with the one closest to Turn Villa listed first.
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lower Wall Pack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wooddale United Methodist Church (UMC)Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delaware Water Gap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hainesburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blairstown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown Cemetery
- The Blairstown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blair Academy Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297612 <2>
- Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Brick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Marksboro Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Turn Villa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turn Villa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turn Villa, with the one closest to Turn Villa listed first.
- Shoemakers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Calno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calno is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calno
- Bushkill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshalls Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Flatbrookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flatbrookville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrookville
- Hardwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Walnut Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Valley is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Valley
- Egypt Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Delaware Water Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnfield is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnfield
- Vail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vail is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kalarama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kalarama is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalarama
- Blairstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Gravel Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Place is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Place
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turn Villa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turn Villa.
Newspapers Published in Turn Villa ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turn Villa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turn Villa, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turn Villa.
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 Turn Villa:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Wayne County
- Hunterdon County
- Morris County
- Sussex County
- Warren County
- Orange County
- Sullivan 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- Turn Villa) 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 Turn Villa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |