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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 Beech Glen (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 Beech Glen. 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.

Name Variations for Beech Glen ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Beech Glen: Beech Gln.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Beech Glen is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming & Wyoming.

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

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Beech Glen)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Glen, with the one closest to Beech Glen listed first.
    • Overton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Overton
      • From Beech Glen to Overton
    • New Albany
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
      • New Albany is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <1>
    • Laddsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laddsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
      • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laddsburg
      • From Beech Glen to Laddsburg
    • Evergreen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evergreen
      • From Beech Glen to Evergreen
    • Long Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • New Era
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmot
      • From Beech Glen to Wilmot
    • West Leroy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Franklindale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Marshview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marshview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
      • Marshview is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marshview
      • From Beech Glen to Marshview
    • Canton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Minnequa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnequa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
      • Minnequa is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Minnequa
      • From Beech Glen to Minnequa
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Glen, with the one closest to Beech Glen listed first.
    • Waller
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
      • Waller is located in Columbia County
    • Jamison City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
    • Coles Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Iola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Millville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Benton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerseytown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
      • Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jerseytown
      • From Beech Glen to Jerseytown
    • Rohrsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rohrsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
      • Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Stillwater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eyers Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
      • Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Glen, with the one closest to Beech Glen listed first.
    • Fairmount Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Red Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Rock
      • From Beech Glen to Red Rock
    • Mossville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ricketts ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ricketts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ricketts
      • From Beech Glen to Ricketts
    • Clarks View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Columbus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
      • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Register
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Register. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Register
      • From Beech Glen to Register
    • Pleasant Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rittenhouse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Harveyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntington Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Lycoming County
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Glen, with the one closest to Beech Glen listed first.
    • Turbotville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbotville
      • Turbotville is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbotville <1>
    • Dewart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • McEwensville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Watsontown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Milton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
    • Potts Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chulasky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chulasky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
      • Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chulasky
      • From Beech Glen to Chulasky
    • Riverside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <1>
    • Rushtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
      • Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rushtown
      • From Beech Glen to Rushtown
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Glen, with the one closest to Beech Glen listed first.
    • Gleason
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleason. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Tioga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gleason
      • From Beech Glen to Gleason
    • Ogdensburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Union County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beech Glen, with the one closest to Beech Glen listed first.
    • Stowell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
      • Stowell is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stowell
      • From Beech Glen to Stowell
    • Forkston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
      • Forkston is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forkston
      • From Beech Glen to Forkston
    • Noxen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jenningsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Evans Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Beech Glen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beech Glen.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beech Glen, with the one closest to Beech Glen 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.<7>

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

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

  • Muncy Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy Valley
    • Muncy Valley is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy Valley <1>
  • Strawbridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge
    • Strawbridge is located in Lycoming County
  • Sonestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Mawr
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Mawr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mawr
    • Glen Mawr is located in Lycoming County
  • North Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
    • North Mountain is located in Lycoming County
  • Tivoli
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
    • Tivoli is located in Lycoming County
  • Long Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
    • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Long Brook
    • From Beech Glen to Long Brook
  • Eagles Mere
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lairdsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nordmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordmont
    • Nordmont is located in Sullivan County
  • Unityville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Laporte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Ogdonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
      • Elk Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Huntersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
      • Huntersville is located in Lycoming County

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

Newspapers Published in Beech Glen ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beech Glen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beech Glen, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beech Glen.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Beech Glen:

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty-pa.us/

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

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>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.
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beech Glen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beech Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3293, Longitude: -76.5879       In this case, the coordinates for Beech Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Beech Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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