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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 Wyoming (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 Wyoming. 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 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 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.

West Wyoming 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 West Wyoming. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Wyoming:

  • Luzerne County     (The home county of West Wyoming)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wyoming, with the one closest to West Wyoming listed first.
    • Wyoming
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Exeter
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Carverton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Carverton is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
    • Port Blanchard
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Port Blanchard is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blanchard
    • West Pittston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Plains
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hilldale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hilldale is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
    • Swoyersville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Laflin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Laflin is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
    • Courtdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Forty Fort
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
    • Luzerne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wyoming, with the one closest to West Wyoming listed first.
    • Sugar Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilmot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wyoming, with the one closest to West Wyoming listed first.
    • East Side
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Leslie Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
    • Mud Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mud Run is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
    • Albrightsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Unionville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Unionville is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Weatherly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Coxes Village
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Penn Haven Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
    • Meckesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Meckesville is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
    • Beaver Meadows
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hudsondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
    • Tresckow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Tresckow is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wyoming, with the one closest to West Wyoming listed first.
    • Foundryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
    • Berwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jonestown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Jamison City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
    • Benton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Briar Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
    • Hetlerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
    • Stillwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zaner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Zaner is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
    • Mifflinville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Waller
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Waller is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wyoming, with the one closest to West Wyoming listed first.
    • Lawrenceville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Old Forge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belian Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
    • Moosic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <1>
    • Milwaukee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
    • Taylor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
    • Minooka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
    • Scranton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Schultzville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
    • Spring Brook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
    • Dunmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <1>
    • Green Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wyoming, with the one closest to West Wyoming listed first.
    • Locust Lakes Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
    • Mount Pocono
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Tobyhanna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocono Pines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Pond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocono Summit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wyoming, with the one closest to West Wyoming listed first.
    • South Sterling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • La Anna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • La Anna is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
    • Ledgedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ledgedale is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
    • Panther
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Panther is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wyoming, with the one closest to West Wyoming listed first.
    • Kelayres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
    • McAdoo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • McAdoo is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <1>
    • Nuremberg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wyoming, with the one closest to West Wyoming listed first.
    • Bernice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bernice is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Shinerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wyoming, with the one closest to West Wyoming listed first.
    • Springville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lenoxville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
    • Hop Bottom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tyler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Royal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Royal is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • 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
    • Elk Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
    • South Gibson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Forest City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wyoming, with the one closest to West Wyoming listed first.
    • Hollisterville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
    • Maplewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Maplewood is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Sterling
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Tresslarville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
    • South Canaan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • South Canaan is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
    • Waymart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Forest City Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Wyoming, with the one closest to West Wyoming listed first.
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mill City is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
    • Beaumont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Vernon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Vernon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • South Eaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
    • Jenks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jenks is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
    • Noxen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Winola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Osterhout
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
    • Evans Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
    • Dixon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dixon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Tunkhannock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Factoryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Wyoming, see our County-by-County Page for West Wyoming.

Cemeteries Near West Wyoming ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Wyoming.

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 West Wyoming - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Wyoming covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Wyoming, with the one closest to West Wyoming listed first.

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 West Wyoming in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Wyoming.

These communities are listed based on their distance from West Wyoming, with the one closest to West Wyoming listed first.

  • Wyoming
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Plainsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Plainsville is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsville
  • Port Blanchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Port Blanchard is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blanchard
  • Carverton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Carverton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
  • Exeter
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Plains
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hudson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hudson is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Inkerman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Inkerman is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
  • Sebastopol
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sebastopol is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Port Griffith
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Port Griffith is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Griffith
  • West Pittston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Luzerne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Forty Fort
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
    • Port Bowkley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Port Bowkley is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Bowkley
    • Parsons
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Parsons is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Wyoming. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Wyoming.

Newspapers Published in West Wyoming ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Wyoming.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Wyoming, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Wyoming.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wyoming:

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 West Wyoming, 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 from Point A (ie- West Wyoming) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.