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 Aldovin (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 Aldovin. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Aldovin is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near Aldovin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aldovin:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Aldovin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldovin, with the one closest to Aldovin listed first.
- Lemon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Avery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Lake Carey
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Marcy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Dixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Tunkhannock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vosburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Meshoppen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mehoopany Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Osterhout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Factoryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Winola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldovin, with the one closest to Aldovin listed first.
- Sugar Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wyalusing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Le Raysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Limehill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Wilmot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Herrickville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Homets Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Asylum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- New Era
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- South Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Potterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Marshview
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Columbia County
- Jamison City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldovin, with the one closest to Aldovin listed first.
- La Plume
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Dalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Glenburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Schultzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Craig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- East Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Clarks Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Milwaukee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Edella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldovin, with the one closest to Aldovin listed first.
- Orange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Kunkle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Harveys Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Back Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Carverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carverton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
- Dallas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Duryea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lehman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Avoca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hughestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldovin, with the one closest to Aldovin listed first.
- Dushore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shinerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Bernice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldovin, with the one closest to Aldovin listed first.
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Auburn Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Tyler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Elk Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Hop Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Montrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Kingsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Lenoxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- Montrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldovin, with the one closest to Aldovin listed first.
- Forest City Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
- Waymart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Canaan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Wrighter Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
- Maplewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Aldenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aldenville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Keen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Keen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
- Tresslarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Poyntelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poyntelle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
- Starrucca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollisterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Broome County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldovin, with the one closest to Aldovin listed first.
- Hawleyton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Conklin Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Conklin Station is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Station
- Corbettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Conklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kirkwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aldovin, see our County-by-County Page for Aldovin.
Cemeteries Near Aldovin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aldovin.
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 Aldovin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aldovin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aldovin, with the one closest to Aldovin listed first.
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clark Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Meshoppen.
- The Clark Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lemon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45285 <3>
- Keiserville - Vose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prevost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Lemon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Button Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strickland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Springville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bunnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Aldovin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aldovin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aldovin, with the one closest to Aldovin listed first.
- Lemon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Lake Carey
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Avery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Marcy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Dixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- East Lemon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lemon
- West Nicholson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Nicholson is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nicholson
- Vosburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Bardwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bardwell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meshoppen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mehoopany Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- North Mehoopany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Mehoopany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mehoopany
- Mehoopany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aldovin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aldovin.
Newspapers Published in Aldovin ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aldovin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aldovin, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aldovin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Aldovin:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne County
- Broome 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aldovin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Aldovin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |