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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 Bloomingdale (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 Bloomingdale. 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 northeast 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 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.

Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.

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

  • Luzerne County     (The home county of Bloomingdale)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
    • Wilmot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmot
      • From Bloomingdale to Wilmot
    • Laddsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
      • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laddsburg
      • From Bloomingdale to Laddsburg
    • New Era
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Overton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Overton
      • From Bloomingdale to Overton
    • Evergreen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evergreen
      • From Bloomingdale to Evergreen
    • New Albany
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Wyalusing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
    • Coxes Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tresckow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaver Meadows
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadows
      • Beaver Meadows is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Meadows <2>
    • East Side
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
      • East Side is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Hudsondale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Weatherly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Leslie Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
    • Jamison City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Jonestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
      • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
    • Stillwater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Foundryville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
      • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
    • Zaner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waller
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Berwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Briar Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rohrsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Jackson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hetlerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Coles Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
    • Lawrenceville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Old Forge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
      • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <2>
    • Milwaukee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milwaukee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
      • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milwaukee
      • From Bloomingdale to Milwaukee
    • Belian Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
      • Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
    • Moosic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
      • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <2>
    • Schultzville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
    • Clarks Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
      • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <2>
    • Scranton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lycoming County
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • Riverside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
  • Schuylkill County
  • Sullivan County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.
    • Noxen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaumont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
      • Mill City is located in Wyoming County
    • Evans Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Forkston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
      • Forkston is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forkston
      • From Bloomingdale to Forkston
    • Jenks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenningsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Stowell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
      • Stowell is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stowell
      • From Bloomingdale to Stowell
    • South Eaton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mehoopany Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Osterhout
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunkhannock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunkhannock
      • Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,674 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunkhannock <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Bloomingdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bloomingdale.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bloomingdale, with the one closest to Bloomingdale listed first.

  • Benscoter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Broadway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Benscoter Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Marvin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lateer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lateer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lateer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sorber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Casimirs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimirs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casimirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graveyard Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Hill
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graveyard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (196 more) ...
    • Moore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dodson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sorberton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorberton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorberton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bloomingdale had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Pleasant Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Muhlenberg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muhlenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
    • Muhlenberg is located in Luzerne County
  • Rittenhouse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harveyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntington Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prichard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prichard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
    • Prichard is located in Luzerne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Prichard
    • From Bloomingdale to Prichard
  • Clarks View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Register
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
    • Register is located in Luzerne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Register
    • From Bloomingdale to Register
  • Sweet Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Valley
    • Sweet Valley is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Valley <2>
  • Town Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
    • Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Waterton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Koonsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonsville
    • Koonsville is located in Luzerne County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Ripple ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple
      • Ripple is located in Luzerne County
    • Kyttle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kyttle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyttle
      • Kyttle is located in Luzerne County
    • Cambra
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambra
      • Cambra is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambra <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Bloomingdale ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomingdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bloomingdale, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bloomingdale.

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 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 Bloomingdale:

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.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>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- Bloomingdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bloomingdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2387, Longitude: -76.1984       In this case, the coordinates for Bloomingdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Bloomingdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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