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 Weather (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 Weather. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Weather is located in Carbon 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 Carbon County: Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Weather. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weather:
- Carbon County (The home county of Weather)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weather, with the one closest to Weather listed first.
- Weatherly
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hudsondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Penn Haven Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Beaver Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leslie Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Nesquehoning
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coxes Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Mud Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Jim Thorpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Tresckow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weather, with the one closest to Weather listed first.
- Quaker City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Grimville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Lenhartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ededburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Eagle Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Hamburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monterey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Windsor Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Hinterleiter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weather, with the one closest to Weather listed first.
- Berwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Foundryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Hetlerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Briar Creek
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Shumans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Mifflinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jonestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Aristes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Lime Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Centralia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Almedia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weather, with the one closest to Weather listed first.
- Spring Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Belian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Yostville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Moosic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Old Forge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Minooka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Daleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weather, with the one closest to Weather listed first.
- Emerald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Slatedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Lochland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Custer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Slatington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Friedens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Newside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Rising Sun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rockdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Balliettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Schnecksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weather, with the one closest to Weather listed first.
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Jeddo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Ebervale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Freeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- West Hazleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Penn Lake Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Conyngham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weather, with the one closest to Weather listed first.
- Kresgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Long Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brodheadsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McMichael
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Pocono Pines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Appenzell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Pocono Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reeders
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pocono
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weather, with the one closest to Weather listed first.
- Berlinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Danielsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walnutport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Arndts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Kreidersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Howertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Weaversville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weather, with the one closest to Weather listed first.
- Coaldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hometown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Lofty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Andreas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mantz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Delano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Grier City - Park Crest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Tamaqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weather, see our County-by-County Page for Weather.
Cemeteries Near Weather ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weather.
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 Weather - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weather covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weather, with the one closest to Weather listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mauch Chunk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauch Chunk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mauch Chunk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Jim Thorpe.
- The Mauch Chunk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upper Mauch Chunk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #942823 <2>
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Thorpe Tomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- St. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Weather in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weather.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weather, with the one closest to Weather listed first.
- Black Creek Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Black Creek Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Junction
- Weatherly
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hudsondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Buck Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Beaver Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gerhards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gerhards is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerhards
- Penn Haven Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Jeddo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Sandy Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Summit Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nesquehoning
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leslie Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weather. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weather.
Newspapers Published in Weather ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weather.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weather, 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 Weather.
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 Weather:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Carbon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill 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 Weather, 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- Weather) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |