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 Charlton (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 Charlton. 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 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.
Charlton is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Charlton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Charlton:
- Clinton County (The home county of Charlton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Avis
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McElhattan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Youngdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Dunnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Swissdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swissdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
- Castanea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lock Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rauchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Flemington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Rote
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Mill Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farrandsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Livonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Wolfs Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Blanchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Rebersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monument
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Monument is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Aaronsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fiedler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Woodward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Howard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Madisonburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Romola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Romola is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Jersey Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Antes Fort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Ramsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Salladasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Collomsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- English Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Hughesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grimesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
- Brookside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Carsontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Dewart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Watsontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McEwensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Turbotville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Troxelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Penns Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benfer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Middle Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Bannerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Beaver Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Beavertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Blackwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Hoytville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Morris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hartsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
- Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Laurelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Hartleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Red Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Cherry Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Glen Iron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Pardee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Mazeppa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Millmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Allenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mifflinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Charlton, see our County-by-County Page for Charlton.
Cemeteries Near Charlton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charlton.
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 Charlton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Charlton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Rest Haven Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dunnstown UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Creek Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Jersey Shore.
- The Pine Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davidson Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45774 <2>
- Jersey Shore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ft. Antes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beth Yehuda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (98 more) ...
- Disciples Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Charlton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Charlton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Chatham Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chatham Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Run
- McElhattan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woolrich
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woolrich is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolrich
- Jersey Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lock Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Castanea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tombs Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tombs Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombs Run
- Antes Fort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Queens Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Queens Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Run
- Flemington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Rote
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Rauchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oriole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oriole is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Larrys Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Larrys Creek is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrys Creek
- Ramsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Charlton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Charlton.
Newspapers Published in Charlton ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charlton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Charlton, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Charlton.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Charlton:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Lycoming County
- Northumberland County
- Snyder County
- Tioga County
- Union 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Charlton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Charlton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |