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 Camp Hironimus (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 Camp Hironimus. 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 Camp Hironimus ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Hironimus: Cp. Hironimus
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.
Camp Hironimus is located in Union 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 Union County: Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland & Snyder.
Below are the counties that are near Camp Hironimus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Hironimus:
- Union County (The home county of Camp Hironimus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hironimus, with the one closest to Camp Hironimus listed first.
- Cherry Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Laurelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Hartleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mifflinburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- New Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mazeppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Linntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hironimus, with the one closest to Camp Hironimus listed first.
- Woodward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fiedler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Ingleby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Coburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aaronsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfs Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Millheim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rebersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Livonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Zerby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Madisonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Penn Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Spring Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hironimus, with the one closest to Camp Hironimus listed first.
- Greenburr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Tylersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Loganton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lamar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rote
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Abdera
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Cedar Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Salona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Castanea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rauchtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Mill Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flemington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Lock Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hironimus, with the one closest to Camp Hironimus listed first.
- Paxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Millersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingdon County
- Ennisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hironimus, with the one closest to Camp Hironimus listed first.
- McAlisterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Swales
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Richfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knousetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Mifflin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Locust Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Thompsontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Mexico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Port Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Old Port
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Doyles Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hironimus, with the one closest to Camp Hironimus listed first.
- Collomsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Antes Fort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Jersey Shore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Linden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hughesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ramsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Salladasburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Duboistown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Grimesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
- Maple Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Newberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hironimus, with the one closest to Camp Hironimus listed first.
- Alfarata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Paintersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Honey Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Milroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reedsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Lumber City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Yeagertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Kishacoquillas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hironimus, with the one closest to Camp Hironimus listed first.
- Asherton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Selinsgrove Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Herndon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Malta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Northumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sunbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Mandata
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Mile Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Dewart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watsontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potts Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hironimus, with the one closest to Camp Hironimus listed first.
- Millerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pfoutz Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Reward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Liverpool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eshcol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Ickesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Blain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Hironimus, with the one closest to Camp Hironimus listed first.
- Middle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Troxelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Bannerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Benfer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- McClure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Beavertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paxtonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Penns Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coon Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Middleburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Globe Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Hironimus, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Hironimus.
Cemeteries Near Camp Hironimus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Hironimus.
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 Camp Hironimus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Hironimus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Hironimus, with the one closest to Camp Hironimus listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adamsburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beavertown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (150 more) ...
- Heckman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Old Cedars Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Camp Hironimus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Hironimus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Hironimus, with the one closest to Camp Hironimus listed first.
- Cherry Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Weikert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weikert is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weikert
- Woodward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pardee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Poe Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poe Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Mills
- Fiedler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Ingleby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Coburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crossgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
- Middle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Troxelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Glen Iron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Laurelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Aaronsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bannerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Hironimus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Hironimus.
Newspapers Published in Camp Hironimus ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Hironimus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Hironimus, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Hironimus.
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 Camp Hironimus:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Dauphin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Lycoming County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Camp Hironimus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Hironimus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |