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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 Asherton (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 Asherton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Asherton is located in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County: Columbia, Dauphin, Lycoming, Montour, Schuylkill, Snyder & Union.

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

  • Northumberland County     (The home county of Asherton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asherton, with the one closest to Asherton listed first.
    • Selinsgrove Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mile Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Augustaville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sunbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Herndon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <2>
    • Farnsworth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farnsworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
      • Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Farnsworth
      • From Asherton to Farnsworth
    • Trevorton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevorton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevorton
      • Trevorton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevorton <2>
    • Northumberland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Keefers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keefers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
      • Keefers is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keefers
      • From Asherton to Keefers
    • Mandata
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mandata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
      • Mandata is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mandata
      • From Asherton to Mandata
    • Snydertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snydertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
      • Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Leck Kill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asherton, with the one closest to Asherton listed first.
    • Livonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Livonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Livonia
      • From Asherton to Livonia
    • Woodward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Fiedler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiedler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
      • Fiedler is located in Centre County
  • Clinton County
    • Loganton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
      • Loganton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganton <2>
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asherton, with the one closest to Asherton listed first.
    • Grovania
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Numidia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Catawissa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Columbia County
    • Rupert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rupert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rupert
      • From Asherton to Rupert
    • Locustdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Newlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Slabtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
    • Buckhorn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Fernville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
      • Fernville is located in Columbia County
    • Bloomsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jerseytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerseytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
      • Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jerseytown
      • From Asherton to Jerseytown
    • Aristes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aristes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
      • Aristes is located in Columbia County
  • Dauphin County
  • Juniata County
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asherton, with the one closest to Asherton listed first.
    • Murray
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Murray
      • From Asherton to Murray
    • Green Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Inwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inwood
      • From Asherton to Inwood
    • Fort Indiantown Gap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lickdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
      • Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lickdale
      • From Asherton to Lickdale
  • Luzerne County
    • Newtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newtown
      • From Asherton to Newtown
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asherton, with the one closest to Asherton listed first.
    • Maple Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maple Hill
      • From Asherton to Maple Hill
    • Muncy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Collomsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Montour County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asherton, with the one closest to Asherton listed first.
    • Liverpool
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <2>
    • Reward
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Millerstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • New Buffalo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
      • New Buffalo is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Bailey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Newport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Duncannon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
      • Duncannon is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <2>
    • Rose Glen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Perdix
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Schuylkill County
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asherton, with the one closest to Asherton listed first.
    • Selinsgrove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
      • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <2>
    • Hummels Wharf
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummels Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummels Wharf
      • Hummels Wharf is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummels Wharf <2>
    • Shamokin Dam
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dundore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Port Trevorton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kratzerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kratzerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
      • Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
    • Freeburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
      • Freeburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Kreamer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kreamer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreamer
      • Kreamer is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kreamer <2>
    • Pallas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Globe Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hoffer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoffer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
      • Hoffer is located in Snyder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hoffer
      • From Asherton to Hoffer
    • McKees Half Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Union County

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

Cemeteries Near Asherton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Asherton.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Asherton, with the one closest to Asherton 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Asherton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Fishers Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Ferry
    • Fishers Ferry is located in Northumberland County
  • Patricksburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
    • Patricksburg is located in Northumberland County
  • Selinsgrove Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mile Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Selinsgrove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
    • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <2>
  • Hummels Wharf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummels Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummels Wharf
    • Hummels Wharf is located in Snyder County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummels Wharf <2>
  • Dornsife
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dornsife have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dornsife
    • Dornsife is located in Northumberland County
  • Hunter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Northumberland County
  • Resler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Resler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resler
    • Resler is located in Northumberland County
  • Kantz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kantz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kantz
    • Kantz is located in Snyder County
  • Dundore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kneass
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kneass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneass
    • Kneass is located in Northumberland County
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Otto
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Northumberland County
    • Dunkelbergers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkelbergers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkelbergers
      • Dunkelbergers is located in Northumberland County
    • Augustaville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Asherton ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Asherton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Asherton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Asherton.

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 Asherton:

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

The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Asherton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Asherton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Asherton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7880, Longitude: -76.8241       In this case, the coordinates for Asherton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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