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 West Penn (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 West Penn. 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 West Penn ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Penn: W. Penn
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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
West Penn is located in Schuylkill County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near West Penn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Penn:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of West Penn)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Penn, with the one closest to West Penn listed first.
- Tamaqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
- Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <2>
- Tuscarora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - New Ringgold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ringgold
- New Ringgold is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ringgold <2>
- Hometown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Rauschs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - McKeansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKeansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Coaldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coaldale <2>
- Middleport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Middleport is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Grier City - Park Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City - Park Crest
- Grier City - Park Crest is located in Schuylkill County
- Grier City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grier City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Delano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- New Philadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- New Philadelphia is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <2>
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Penn, with the one closest to West Penn listed first.
- Quaker City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Ededburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Stony Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hamburg is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <2>
- Lenhartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenhartsville
- Lenhartsville is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenhartsville <2>
- Windsor Castle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Grimville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Krumsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Shoemakersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemakersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakersville
- Shoemakersville is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoemakersville <2>
- Centerport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerport
- Centerport is located in Berks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerport <2>
- Eagle Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Shartlesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shartlesville
- Shartlesville is located in Berks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shartlesville <2>
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Penn, with the one closest to West Penn listed first.
- Lansford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford
- Lansford is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,760 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansford <2>
- New Mahoning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Germans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Mertz Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mertz Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Nesquehoning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesquehoning
- Nesquehoning is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nesquehoning <2>
- Summit Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
- Summit Hill is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,975 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit Hill <2>
- Beaver Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadows
- Beaver Meadows is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Meadows <2>
- Tresckow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Ashfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Coxes Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Hudsondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudsondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Lehighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
- Lehighton is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <2>
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Penn, with the one closest to West Penn listed first.
- Aristes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Centralia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Centralia is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <2>
- Locustdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustdale
- Locustdale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustdale <2>
- Shumans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Hetlerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Newlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Numidia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Slabtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Berwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Berwick is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <2>
- Briar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Foundryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Lime Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Penn, with the one closest to West Penn listed first.
- Greble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Sheridan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Myerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myerstown
- Myerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myerstown <2>
- Newmanstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmanstown
- Newmanstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmanstown <2>
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <2>
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Penn, with the one closest to West Penn listed first.
- Jacksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Slatedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Custer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Newside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Hynemansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- New Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Weisenberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weisenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Emerald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Weidasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Friedens
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Slatington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
- Slatington is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <2>
- Rising Sun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Penn, with the one closest to West Penn listed first.
- Harwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Hazleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
- Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <2>
- West Hazleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Harleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleigh
- Harleigh is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleigh <2>
- Conyngham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conyngham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyngham
- Conyngham is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyngham <2>
- Ebervale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jeddo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Eckley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Sybertsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybertsville
- Sybertsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sybertsville <2>
- Freeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Freeland is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <2>
- Highlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Mountain Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Rossland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Rossland
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Penn, with the one closest to West Penn listed first.
- Lockport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Berlinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Walnutport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnutport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnutport
- Walnutport is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnutport <2>
- Danielsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
- Danielsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danielsville <2>
- Kreidersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kreidersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Northampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Northampton is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <2>
- Arndts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - North Catasauqua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Howertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Franks Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Bath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
- Chapman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Penn, with the one closest to West Penn listed first.
- Dooleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Mount Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <2>
- Natalie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Bear Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Gowen City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Marshallton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Penn, see our County-by-County Page for West Penn.
Newspapers Published in West Penn ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Penn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Penn, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Penn.
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 West Penn:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Pennsylvania State Archives
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carbon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Columbia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lebanon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lehigh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Luzerne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Northampton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Northumberland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Berks County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Schuylkill County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Pennsylvania
- Cemeteries of Schuylkill County
Cemeteries Near West Penn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Penn.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Penn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Penn, with the one closest to West Penn listed first.
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of New Ringgold.
- The Friedens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Friedens Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedens Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #333895 <4>
- St. Bertha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bertha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bertha Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- The Christ Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- McKeansburg Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291893 <4>
- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405789 <4>
- Steigerwalts Church of God Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steigerwalts Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2654475 <4>
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- The Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Church Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
- White Church Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
- St. Peters United Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters United Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324398 <4>
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1264468 <4>
- New Bethel Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Union Cemetery
- German Protestant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Protestant Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Mahanoy City.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #204968 <4>
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
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- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Mahanoy City.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2296686 <4>
- Friedens Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stony Run.
- The Friedens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedens Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #335558 <4>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Nesquehoning.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972619 <4>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West Penn had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Penn, with the one closest to West Penn listed first.
- Reynolds
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Hecla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Kepner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Newkirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Tamaqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
- Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <2>
- Reevesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reevesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesdale
- Reevesdale is located in Schuylkill County
- New Ringgold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ringgold
- New Ringgold is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ringgold <2>
- Rene Mont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Leibeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leibeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leibeyville
- Leibeyville is located in Schuylkill County
- Tuscarora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hometown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- McKeansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKeansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
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- Rauschs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Dorset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Mantz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rauschs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Penn. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Penn.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Penn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- West Penn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Penn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7409, Longitude: -75.9610 In this case, the coordinates for West Penn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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 West Penn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |