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 College Park (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 College Park. 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.
College Park 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 College Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to College Park:
- Union County (The home county of College Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Linntown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- West Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mazeppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Allenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Hartleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Livonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Woodward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fiedler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Wolfs Store
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Aaronsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Rebersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Rauchtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Loganton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greenburr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Avis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McElhattan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Youngdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Tylersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Rote
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Castanea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Grovania
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Jerseytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Buckhorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Rupert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Eyers Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Mordansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Bloomsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Catawissa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fernville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Iola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Queen City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Pillow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Erdman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Berrysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gratz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Loyalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Elizabethville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Millersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rife
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Lykens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Richfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knousetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Seven Stars
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Swales
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- McAlisterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Montgomery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Muncy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Collomsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Muncy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- South Williamsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duboistown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Faxon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Montoursville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Williamsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Garden View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garden View is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
- Grimesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Mooresburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Exchange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Milton
(5 miles [8 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
- Potts Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Northumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McEwensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watsontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keefers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Selinsgrove Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Chulasky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Dewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Asherton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Mile Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Augustaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Pfoutz Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Liverpool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Klingerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Pitman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Valley View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hegins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beurys Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Fountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Tower City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Kratzerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Shamokin Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hummels Wharf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kreamer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Selinsgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Penns Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Freeburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Hunter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Dundore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Pallas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- Beech Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to College Park, see our County-by-County Page for College Park.
Cemeteries Near College Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Park.
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 College Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for College Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Lewisburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Luntz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Guier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White Deer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stoltzfus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Sierer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sierer Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Mazeppa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143727 <2>
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highland 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 College Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of College Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chillisquaque
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chillisquaque is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillisquaque
- Montandon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Kapp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kapp is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapp
- Lochiel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lochiel is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Kelly Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Point is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
- Buffalo Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Crossroads
- Northumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Potts Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Milton
(5 miles [8 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
- Mazeppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Vicksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around College Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around College Park.
Newspapers Published in College Park ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around College Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of College Park, 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 College Park.
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 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 College Park:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan 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 'straight-line' (or 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- College Park) 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 College Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |