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 Upper Lehigh (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 Upper Lehigh. 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 doctors and 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.
Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Upper Lehigh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Lehigh:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Upper Lehigh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Lehigh, with the one closest to Upper Lehigh listed first.
- Freeland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Jeddo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- White Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Ebervale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Harleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Albert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Albert is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Hazleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorrance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- West Hazleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Conyngham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Lehigh, with the one closest to Upper Lehigh listed first.
- Quaker City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Lehigh, with the one closest to Upper Lehigh listed first.
- Coxes Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weatherly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Tresckow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Leslie Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- East Side
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Mud Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Summit Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nesquehoning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Lehigh, with the one closest to Upper Lehigh listed first.
- Berwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Foundryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Hetlerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Briar Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Mifflinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jonestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Shumans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Lime Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Almedia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Mainville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Zaner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Stillwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Lehigh, with the one closest to Upper Lehigh listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Belian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Old Forge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Moosic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yostville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Taylor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Minooka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Milwaukee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Daleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Moscow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Lehigh, with the one closest to Upper Lehigh listed first.
- Slatedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Lochland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Custer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Jacksonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Friedens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Slatington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Rising Sun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rockdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Stines Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Schnecksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Lehigh, with the one closest to Upper Lehigh listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Kresgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Long Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pocono Pines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McMichael
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Brodheadsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pocono Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tobyhanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pocono
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Rossland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Lehigh, with the one closest to Upper Lehigh listed first.
- Berlinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Danielsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Cherryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northumberland County
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Lehigh, with the one closest to Upper Lehigh listed first.
- Kelayres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Coaldale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hometown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Oneida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Girard Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Nuremberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City - Park Crest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Lehigh, with the one closest to Upper Lehigh listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Noxen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Evans Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Jenks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper Lehigh, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Lehigh.
Cemeteries Near Upper Lehigh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Lehigh.
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 Upper Lehigh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Lehigh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Lehigh, with the one closest to Upper Lehigh listed first.
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129847 <2>
- Hazleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Albert.
- The Albert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rippletown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988179 <2>
- St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Weatherly.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Weatherly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961621 <2>
- St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Upper Lehigh had a population of 586 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Lehigh, with the one closest to Upper Lehigh listed first.
- Freeland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Drifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifton
- Jeddo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Sandy Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Ebervale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- White Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drums
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milnesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milnesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesville
- Harleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Saint Johns
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buck Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Rita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper Lehigh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Lehigh.
Newspapers Published in Upper Lehigh ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Lehigh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Lehigh, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Lehigh.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Upper Lehigh:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Wyoming 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 Upper Lehigh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper Lehigh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |