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 Colonial 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 Colonial 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Colonial Park is located in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County: Columbia, Dauphin, Lycoming, Montour, Schuylkill, Snyder & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Colonial Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colonial Park:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Colonial Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Potts Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McEwensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watsontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dewart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turbotville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chulasky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Sunbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Keefers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rushtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Snydertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- Livonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Woodward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wolfs Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Fiedler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- Rauchtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Loganton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenburr
(26 miles [41.8 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Youngdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Rote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Tylersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- Jerseytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Grovania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Buckhorn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Eyers Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Mordansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Iola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Rupert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Welliversville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Bloomsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Catawissa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- Pillow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Erdman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Berrysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gratz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Loyalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- Richfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knousetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Seven Stars
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Luzerne County
- New Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Muncy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Muncy
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Montoursville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Collomsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Duboistown
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Williamsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Newberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Garden View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden View is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- Mooresburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- Liverpool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pfoutz Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- Rough and Ready
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Klingerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pitman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- 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)
- Valley View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hegins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- Kratzerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Shamokin Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hummels Wharf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Selinsgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Globe Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Kreamer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Penns Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Coon Hunter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Pallas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Paxtonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- Beech Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Ogdonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Sonestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- West Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- New Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Allenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- New Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Millmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colonial Park, see our County-by-County Page for Colonial Park.
Cemeteries Near Colonial Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colonial 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 Colonial Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colonial Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Milton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chillisquaque Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Klopp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klopp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Klopp Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of New Columbia.
- The Klopp Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clapp Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976715 <2>
- Lewisburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Deer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stitzel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stoltzfus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Luntz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Billmeyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Colonial Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colonial Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colonial Park, with the one closest to Colonial Park listed first.
- Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- West Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Montandon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Potts Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chillisquaque
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chillisquaque is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillisquaque
- McEwensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watsontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Limestoneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Limestoneville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestoneville
- Kelly Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kelly Point is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
- Winfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kapp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kapp is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapp
- Warrior Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warrior Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Mazeppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colonial Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colonial Park.
Newspapers Published in Colonial 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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colonial Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colonial Park, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colonial Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Colonial Park:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan 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 '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- Colonial 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 Colonial Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |