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 Bendertown (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 Bendertown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bendertown is located in Columbia County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Bendertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bendertown:
- Columbia County (The home county of Bendertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bendertown, with the one closest to Bendertown listed first.
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Zaner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Stillwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rohrsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Foundryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Briar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Berwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orangeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Coles Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bendertown, with the one closest to Bendertown listed first.
- Laddsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Overton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Wilmot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bendertown, with the one closest to Bendertown listed first.
- Tresckow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Beaver Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coxes Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Hudsondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Weatherly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bendertown, with the one closest to Bendertown listed first.
- New Columbus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Waterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Register
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Clarks View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Harveyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Huntington Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- East Berwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Mossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Rittenhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Nescopeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bendertown, with the one closest to Bendertown listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Unityville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lungerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Lairdsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Beaver Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Muncy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Muncy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montgomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bendertown, with the one closest to Bendertown listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Exchange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bendertown, with the one closest to Bendertown listed first.
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Rushtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Bear Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Elysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Turbotville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Natalie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Reed
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Alaska
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Kulpmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bendertown, with the one closest to Bendertown listed first.
- Nuremberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ferndale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Oneida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Ringtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sheppton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Krebs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Shenandoah Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
- Girard Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Lost Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Kelayres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bendertown, with the one closest to Bendertown listed first.
- Long Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Beech Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Eagles Mere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Forksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsgrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bendertown, with the one closest to Bendertown listed first.
- New Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Allenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bendertown, with the one closest to Bendertown listed first.
- Noxen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Evans Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Forkston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Jenks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Stowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bendertown, see our County-by-County Page for Bendertown.
Cemeteries Near Bendertown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bendertown.
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 Bendertown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bendertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bendertown, with the one closest to Bendertown listed first.
- Belles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Graveyard Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goss Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Huntington Mills.
- The Goss Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harveyville Cemetery
- Trescott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186549 <3>
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Greek Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
- The St. Gabriel Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Garbiel's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #369311 <3>
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Bendertown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bendertown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bendertown, with the one closest to Bendertown listed first.
- Asbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Asbury is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Zaner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- New Columbus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Stillwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Town Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
- Cambra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Register
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Huntington Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Clarks View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Fowlersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fowlersville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlersville
- Coles Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coles Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bendertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bendertown.
Newspapers Published in Bendertown ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bendertown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bendertown, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bendertown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bendertown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan County
- Union County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bendertown) 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 Bendertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |