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 Columbia Hill (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 Columbia Hill. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Columbia Hill is located in Montour 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 Montour County: Columbia, Lycoming & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Columbia Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Columbia Hill:
- Montour County (The home county of Columbia Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Hill, with the one closest to Columbia Hill listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Mooresburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Hill, with the one closest to Columbia Hill listed first.
- Jerseytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Mordansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Buckhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Eyers Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fernville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Grovania
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Paper Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Iola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Welliversville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Bloomsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Hill, with the one closest to Columbia Hill listed first.
- Erdman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Gratz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pillow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Hill, with the one closest to Columbia Hill listed first.
- New Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 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
- East Berwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Mountain Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Nescopeck
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Register
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Clarks View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Fairmount Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Waterton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Beach Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Harveyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Huntington Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Hill, with the one closest to Columbia Hill listed first.
- Lairdsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Unityville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Richarts Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Muncy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lungerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Beaver Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Maple Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Montoursville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Hill, with the one closest to Columbia Hill listed first.
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Rushtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Reed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Turbotville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Snydertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Potts Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McEwensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Keefers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Hill, with the one closest to Columbia Hill listed first.
- Ferndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Zion Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nuremberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ringtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pitman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fountain Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Girardville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Hill, with the one closest to Columbia Hill listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Selinsgrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Kreamer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Globe Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Port Trevorton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Penns Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Middleburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Hill, with the one closest to Columbia Hill listed first.
- Beech Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Long Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Eagles Mere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Laporte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Hillsgrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Hill, with the one closest to Columbia Hill listed first.
- New Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Allenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Mazeppa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Columbia Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Columbia Hill.
Cemeteries Near Columbia Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Columbia Hill.
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 Columbia Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Columbia Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Columbia Hill, with the one closest to Columbia Hill listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rosemont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomsburg.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641294 <2>
- Ikelers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kase Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located in Espy.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45602 <2>
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lemon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lemon Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Greenwood.
- The Lemon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Christian Church Cemetery
- Greenwood Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977796 <2>
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Columbia Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Columbia Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Columbia Hill, with the one closest to Columbia Hill listed first.
- Jerseytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Buckhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Mordansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Eyers Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Mausdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mausdale is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mausdale
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Strawberry Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
- Washingtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Rupert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Bloomsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paper Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Welliversville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- White Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Hall is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Iola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Columbia Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Columbia Hill.
Newspapers Published in Columbia Hill ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbia Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Columbia Hill, 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 Columbia Hill.
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 websites either 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 Columbia Hill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montour County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Northumberland 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Columbia Hill) 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 Columbia Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |