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 Cocolamus (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 Cocolamus. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cocolamus is located in Juniata 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 Juniata County: Huntingdon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry & Snyder.
Below are the counties that are near Cocolamus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cocolamus:
- Juniata County (The home county of Cocolamus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cocolamus, with the one closest to Cocolamus listed first.
- Swales
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- McAlisterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Knousetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Locust Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Mexico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Old Port
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 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 Cocolamus, with the one closest to Cocolamus listed first.
- Ingleby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Woodward
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Aaronsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millheim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zerby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Livonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Penn Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Potters Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Rebersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cocolamus, with the one closest to Cocolamus listed first.
- Greenburr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Tylersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Loganton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lamar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cocolamus, with the one closest to Cocolamus listed first.
- Caprivi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Westwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Middlesex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Schlusser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- Enola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- New Kingstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cocolamus, with the one closest to Cocolamus listed first.
- Paxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Millersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rife
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Fisherville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Halifax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berrysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pillow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Enders
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Elizabethville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Enterline
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Loyalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Dauphin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cocolamus, with the one closest to Cocolamus listed first.
- Alfarata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Paintersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Burnham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Honey Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Juniata Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yeagertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lumber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Milroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reedsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cocolamus, with the one closest to Cocolamus listed first.
- Malta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Herndon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mandata
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Asherton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Selinsgrove Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Mile Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Augustaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Sunbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farnsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Trevorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Keefers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cocolamus, with the one closest to Cocolamus listed first.
- Millerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pfoutz Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Reward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Liverpool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eshcol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Bailey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Blain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ickesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Elliottsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Mecks Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- New Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cocolamus, with the one closest to Cocolamus listed first.
- Klingerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rough and Ready
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cocolamus, with the one closest to Cocolamus listed first.
- Beaver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- McClure
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beavertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benfer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Middle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Bannerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Troxelville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Paxtonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Shadle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Coon Hunter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cocolamus, with the one closest to Cocolamus listed first.
- Glen Iron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Pardee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Cherry Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Laurelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Millmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hartleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Mifflinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cocolamus, see our County-by-County Page for Cocolamus.
Cemeteries Near Cocolamus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cocolamus.
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 Cocolamus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cocolamus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cocolamus, with the one closest to Cocolamus listed first.
- St. Johns UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lauver Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Koons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Niemonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemonds Cemetery
- The Niemonds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Susquehanna Valley Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244254 <2>
- Brick Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- The Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Richfield Mennonite Cemetery
- Shelleys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44444 <2>
- Lantz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thompson's Lock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Lock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thompson's Lock Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Thompsontown.
- The Thompson's Lock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thompson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46466 <2>
- Auker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshal Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Faith Lutheran Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evangelical Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Cocolamus had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cocolamus, with the one closest to Cocolamus listed first.
- Swales
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Maze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maze is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze
- Evendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evendale is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evendale
- McAlisterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Salem is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem
- Dimmsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dimmsville is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmsville
- Oakland Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Thompsontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wardville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
- Richfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Van Wert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wert is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Raubs Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raubs Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raubs Mills
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Beaver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- McClure
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cocolamus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cocolamus.
Newspapers Published in Cocolamus ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cocolamus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cocolamus, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cocolamus.
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 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 Cocolamus:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Juniata County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cocolamus) 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 Cocolamus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |