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 Weintz (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 Weintz. 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 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 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.
Weintz 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 Weintz. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weintz:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Weintz)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weintz, with the one closest to Weintz listed first.
- Loyalville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Pikes Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Meeker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Prichard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
- Harveys Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lehman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Rittenhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Back Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Mossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Cease Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weintz, with the one closest to Weintz listed first.
- Wilmot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Sugar Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- New Era
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Wyalusing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- New Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Overton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Homets Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Marshview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Asylum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Limehill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Standing Stone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weintz, with the one closest to Weintz listed first.
- Tresckow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- East Side
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Beaver Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weintz, with the one closest to Weintz listed first.
- Jamison City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Waller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Stillwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Zaner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Berwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coles Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Rohrsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Briar Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weintz, with the one closest to Weintz listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Milwaukee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Old Forge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belian Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Moosic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Schultzville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Minooka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Scranton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clarks Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- La Plume
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weintz, with the one closest to Weintz listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lungerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Biggerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Unityville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beaver Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lairdsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weintz, with the one closest to Weintz listed first.
- Nuremberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kelayres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weintz, with the one closest to Weintz listed first.
- Bernice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Long Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Dushore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sonestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Eagles Mere
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Forksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Lincoln Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Ogdonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Hillsgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weintz, with the one closest to Weintz listed first.
- Auburn Four Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Springville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weintz, with the one closest to Weintz listed first.
- Noxen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Evans Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Forkston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Jenks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- South Eaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Jenningsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Mehoopany Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Stowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Tunkhannock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vosburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weintz, see our County-by-County Page for Weintz.
Cemeteries Near Weintz ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weintz.
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 Weintz - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weintz covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weintz, with the one closest to Weintz listed first.
- Bronson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lateer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kocher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Broadway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benscoter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benscoter Cemetery
- The Benscoter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arnold - Benscote Cemeetery
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marvin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Sorberton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ceasetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Weintz had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weintz, with the one closest to Weintz listed first.
- Kyttle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kyttle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyttle
- Pikes Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Loyalville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Sweet Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prichard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prichard is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
- Silkworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silkworth is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkworth
- Meeker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Outlet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Outlet is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlet
- Ruggles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruggles is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Ripple ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ripple is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple
- Harveys Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laketon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laketon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Rittenhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Muhlenberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Muhlenberg is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weintz. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weintz.
Newspapers Published in Weintz ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weintz.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weintz, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weintz.
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 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 Weintz:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lycoming County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna 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 Weintz, 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' (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- Weintz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |