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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 Aldenville (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 Aldenville. 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.

Aldenville is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Broome (NY), Delaware (NY), Sullivan (NY), Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike & Susquehanna.

Below are the counties that are near Aldenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aldenville:

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Aldenville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldenville, with the one closest to Aldenville listed first.
    • Tanners Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Keen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
      • Keen is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keen
      • From Aldenville to Keen
    • Bethany
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <3>
    • Prompton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest City Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
      • Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
    • Dyberry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Siko
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
      • Siko is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Siko
      • From Aldenville to Siko
    • Waymart
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carley Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Seelyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Honesdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurella
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldenville, with the one closest to Aldenville listed first.
    • Vandling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
      • Vandling is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Carbondale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <3>
    • Jermyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
      • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <3>
    • Cortez
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Tompkinsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Archbald
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
      • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <3>
    • Green Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jessup
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
      • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <3>
    • Scott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Blakely
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
      • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <3>
    • Craig
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldenville, with the one closest to Aldenville listed first.
    • Avoca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Houston City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
      • Houston City is located in Luzerne County
    • Dupont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <3>
    • Duryea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duryea
      • Duryea is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duryea <3>
    • Langdon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Langdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
      • Langdon is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Langdon
      • From Aldenville to Langdon
    • Hughestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
      • Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Pike County
  • Susquehanna County
  • Wyoming County
  • Broome County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldenville, with the one closest to Aldenville listed first.
    • Gulf Summit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Deposit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
      • Deposit is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <3>
    • Edson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
      • Edson is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edson
      • From Aldenville to Edson
  • Delaware County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aldenville, with the one closest to Aldenville listed first.
    • Pea Brook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hancock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
    • Rock Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cadosia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadosia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cadosia
      • From Aldenville to Cadosia
    • Peakville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
      • Peakville is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peakville
      • From Aldenville to Peakville
    • Chiloway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chiloway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
      • Chiloway is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chiloway
      • From Aldenville to Chiloway
    • Butternut Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooks Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Horton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Harvard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harvard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harvard
      • From Aldenville to Harvard
  • Sullivan County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Aldenville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aldenville.

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 Aldenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Keen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glass Factory Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glass Factory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glass Factory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Canaan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Canaan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Dyberry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Dyberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Dyberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dyberry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schoonover Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoonover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoonover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheeler Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolkcom Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolkcom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolkcom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Uniondale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (226 more) ...
    • Burdick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Darling Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Aldenville had a population of 165 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Keen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
    • Keen is located in Wayne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keen
    • From Aldenville to Keen
  • Tanners Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Whites Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Valley
    • Whites Valley is located in Wayne County
  • Prompton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <3>
  • Waymart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyberry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Siko
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
    • Siko is located in Wayne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Siko
    • From Aldenville to Siko
  • Forest City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fermoy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fermoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fermoy
    • Fermoy is located in Wayne County
  • Seelyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carley Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Cold Spring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
      • Cold Spring is located in Wayne County
    • Niagara
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niagara have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Niagara is located in Wayne County
    • Honesdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Aldenville ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aldenville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aldenville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aldenville.

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 Aldenville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aldenville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Aldenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aldenville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aldenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6463, Longitude: -75.3616    









 

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