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 Atlas (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 Atlas. 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 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.
Atlas is located in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County: Columbia, Dauphin, Lycoming, Montour, Schuylkill, Snyder & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Atlas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Atlas:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Atlas)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dooleyville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Alaska
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Natalie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Locust Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Bear Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Marshallton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Gowen City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Kulpmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shamokin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Bear Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.
- Meckville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Schubert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Strausstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Shartlesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aetna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wintersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- New Schaefferstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Hamburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Ededburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Bernville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.
- Tresckow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Beaver Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lansford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.
- Locustdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aristes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Numidia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Newlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Queen City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Slabtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Catawissa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Rupert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Shumans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Grovania
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Bloomsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.
- Erdman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Gratz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lykens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pillow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Berrysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Rife
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Enders
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Paxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.
- Gold Mine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Inwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Green Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Fredericksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lickdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Greble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Jonestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Bunker Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Heilmandale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Myerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.
- Newtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Nescopeck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- East Berwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Beach Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Conyngham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Sybertsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- New Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Harleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lycoming County
- Unityville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fountain Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Girardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Pitman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Glendower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glendower is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
- Englewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Englewood is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dundore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Selinsgrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Port Trevorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Chapman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Freeburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Hoffer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- McKees Half Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Kreamer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pallas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Globe Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- New Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Atlas, see our County-by-County Page for Atlas.
Cemeteries Near Atlas ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Atlas.
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 Atlas - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Atlas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tifereth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Atlas in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Atlas.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Atlas, with the one closest to Atlas listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Strong
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Alaska
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Locust Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Summit
- Helfenstein
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helfenstein
- Lavelle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locustdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilburton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
- Sagon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sagon is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagon
- Excelsior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Centralia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Greenback
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenback is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Atlas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atlas.
Newspapers Published in Atlas ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Atlas.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Atlas, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Atlas.
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 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 Atlas:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Union 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 Atlas, 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- Atlas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |