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 Comly (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 Comly. 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 and hospitals 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.
Comly 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 Comly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Comly:
- Montour County (The home county of Comly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Comly, with the one closest to Comly listed first.
- Exchange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mooresburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comly, with the one closest to Comly listed first.
- Rauchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Loganton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comly, with the one closest to Comly listed first.
- Jerseytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Iola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eyers Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Mordansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Coles Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Welliversville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Buckhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Grovania
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Fernville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comly, with the one closest to Comly listed first.
- New Columbus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Fairmount Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Clarks View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Register
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Harveyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Mossville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Red Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- East Berwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Huntington Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Waterton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Nescopeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comly, with the one closest to Comly listed first.
- Muncy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Muncy
(9 miles [14.5 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Beaver Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Biggerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Unityville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montoursville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lungerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Richarts Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Faxon
(15 miles [24.1 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 Comly, with the one closest to Comly listed first.
- Turbotville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McEwensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dewart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watsontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Potts Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Chulasky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rushtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Northumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Keefers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Snydertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comly, with the one closest to Comly listed first.
- Pitman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comly, with the one closest to Comly listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kratzerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Hummels Wharf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Selinsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Penns Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Kreamer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Dundore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Middleburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Trevorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coon Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comly, with the one closest to Comly listed first.
- Beech Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ogdonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Eagles Mere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Long Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Hillsgrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Laporte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Millview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Piatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comly, with the one closest to Comly listed first.
- Allenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Mazeppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Mifflinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton
(26 miles [41.8 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 Comly, see our County-by-County Page for Comly.
Cemeteries Near Comly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Comly.
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 Comly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Comly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Comly, with the one closest to Comly listed first.
- Turbotville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stitzel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Billmeyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Muncy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Muncy Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Muncy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45578 <2>
- St. James Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chillisquaque Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allenwood Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Allenwood.
- The Allenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Uniontown Cemetery
- Klopp Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
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 in 1895, Comly had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Comly, with the one closest to Comly listed first.
- Schuyler
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Schuyler is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
- Turbotville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Exchange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- California is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Dieffenbach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dieffenbach is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieffenbach
- Warrior Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warrior Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- McEwensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Limestoneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Limestoneville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestoneville
- Washingtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Strawberry Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
- White Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Hall is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Muncy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Watsontown
(7 miles [11.3 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 Comly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Comly.
Newspapers Published in Comly ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Comly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Comly, 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 Comly.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Comly:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montour County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Columbia 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' (or 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- Comly) 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 Comly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |