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 Asbury (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 Asbury. 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 doctors 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.
Asbury is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Asbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Asbury:
- Columbia County (The home county of Asbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Zaner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Stillwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rohrsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Mifflinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Briar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Foundryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Berwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Tresckow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Beaver Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coxes Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Hudsondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Weatherly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- New Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Register
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Huntington Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Clarks View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Harveyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- East Berwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Fairmount Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Nescopeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shickshinny
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Beach Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Unityville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lungerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Lairdsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Beaver Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Muncy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Muncy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montgomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Exchange
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mooresburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Elysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Rushtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Mount Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Natalie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Reed
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Turbotville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dooleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Kulpmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Nuremberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Ringtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sheppton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Brandonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Raven Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Shenandoah Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
- Girard Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Lost Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Shenandoah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Long Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Beech Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bernice
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Eagles Mere
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Forksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- New Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Allenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Noxen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Evans Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Forkston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Jenks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Asbury, see our County-by-County Page for Asbury.
Cemeteries Near Asbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Asbury.
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 Asbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Asbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McHenry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greek Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Graveyard Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hidlay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Roselawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Asbury had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Zaner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Stillwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fowlersville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlersville
- Evansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- New Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Orangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Town Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
- Register
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Cambra
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lime Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mifflinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Briar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Waterton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Asbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Asbury.
Newspapers Published in Asbury ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Asbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Asbury, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Asbury.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Asbury:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan County
- Union County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Asbury, 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- Asbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |