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 Bellasylva (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 Bellasylva. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Bellasylva is located in Wyoming County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near Bellasylva. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellasylva:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Bellasylva)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellasylva, with the one closest to Bellasylva listed first.
- Forkston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Stowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Noxen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jenningsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Evans Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Beaumont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mehoopany Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Jenks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Laceyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Skinners Eddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Meshoppen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellasylva, with the one closest to Bellasylva listed first.
- Wilmot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Sugar Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- New Era
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Wyalusing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- New Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Overton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Marshview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Homets Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Asylum
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Limehill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Standing Stone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellasylva, with the one closest to Bellasylva listed first.
- Jamison City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jonestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Stillwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coles Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Zaner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Rohrsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Foundryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Iola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Berwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellasylva, with the one closest to Bellasylva listed first.
- Milwaukee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Schultzville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- La Plume
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Dalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Old Forge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clarks Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Moosic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Carpenter Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellasylva, with the one closest to Bellasylva listed first.
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Loyalville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Mossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Red Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Harveys Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Pikes Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Rittenhouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Meeker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Kunkle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Fairmount Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Pleasant Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Lehman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellasylva, with the one closest to Bellasylva listed first.
- Lungerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Richarts Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Biggerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Beaver Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Unityville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lairdsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Ellenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Proctor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellasylva, with the one closest to Bellasylva listed first.
- Bernice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Long Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Sonestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Mere
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Forksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Lincoln Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Hillsgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellasylva, with the one closest to Bellasylva listed first.
- Auburn Four Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Rushville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Springville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Elk Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Fairdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Hop Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellasylva, see our County-by-County Page for Bellasylva.
Cemeteries Near Bellasylva ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellasylva.
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 Bellasylva - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellasylva covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellasylva, with the one closest to Bellasylva listed first.
- Fincke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Junk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Vladimirs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Dushore.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bahr's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44827 <3>
- Lateer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bronson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kocher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Flat Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lacey Street Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Carney Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Overfield Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Meshoppen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45720 <3>
- St. Joachim's Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bellasylva had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellasylva, with the one closest to Bellasylva listed first.
- Kasson Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kasson Brook is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson Brook
- Lopez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
- Lovelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelton
- Forkston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Bernice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Stull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stull is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Cumiskey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cumiskey is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumiskey
- Ruggles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruggles is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Noxen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jenningsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Dushore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Ripple ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ripple is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple
- Kyttle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kyttle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyttle
- Weintz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weintz is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weintz
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellasylva. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellasylva.
Newspapers Published in Bellasylva ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellasylva.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellasylva, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellasylva.
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 Bellasylva:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellasylva) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bellasylva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |