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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 Coon Hunter (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 Coon Hunter. 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 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.

Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Snyder County: Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Coon Hunter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coon Hunter:

  • Snyder County     (The home county of Coon Hunter)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coon Hunter, with the one closest to Coon Hunter listed first.
    • Middleburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <2>
    • Paxtonville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Globe Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kreamer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kreamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreamer
      • Kreamer is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kreamer <2>
    • Penns Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penns Creek
      • Penns Creek is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penns Creek <2>
    • Shadle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
      • Freeburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Pallas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beavertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
      • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <2>
    • Aline
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaver Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Allegheny County
    • Bloomfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coon Hunter, with the one closest to Coon Hunter listed first.
    • Woodward
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Livonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Livonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Livonia
      • From Coon Hunter to Livonia
    • Fiedler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiedler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
      • Fiedler is located in Centre County
    • Ingleby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Aaronsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aaronsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaronsburg
      • Aaronsburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aaronsburg <2>
    • Coburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Rebersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Millheim
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <2>
    • Zerby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zerby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
      • Zerby is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zerby
      • From Coon Hunter to Zerby
    • Madisonburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
      • Madisonburg is located in Centre County
    • Penn Hall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Spring Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
      • Spring Mills is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Mills <2>
  • Clinton County
  • Columbia County
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coon Hunter, with the one closest to Coon Hunter listed first.
    • Paxton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Dauphin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Paxton
      • From Coon Hunter to Paxton
    • Millersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <2>
    • Pillow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillow
      • Pillow is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillow <2>
    • Berrysburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rife
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Elizabethville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gratz
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Halifax
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <2>
    • Erdman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fisherville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Loyalton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Enders
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Juniata County
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coon Hunter, with the one closest to Coon Hunter listed first.
    • Collomsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Maple Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Antes Fort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Duboistown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duboistown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
      • Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coon Hunter, with the one closest to Coon Hunter listed first.
    • Paintersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alfarata
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfarata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alfarata
      • From Coon Hunter to Alfarata
    • Honey Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Burnham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <2>
    • Highland Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Milroy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milroy <2>
    • Yeagertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lewistown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumber City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
    • Reedsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Juniata Terrace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Lewistown Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coon Hunter, with the one closest to Coon Hunter listed first.
    • Selinsgrove Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Asherton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asherton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
      • Asherton is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Asherton
      • From Coon Hunter to Asherton
    • Herndon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <2>
    • Malta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mandata
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mandata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
      • Mandata is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mandata
      • From Coon Hunter to Mandata
    • Mile Run
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Northumberland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Augustaville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Keefers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keefers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
      • Keefers is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keefers
      • From Coon Hunter to Keefers
    • Farnsworth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farnsworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
      • Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Farnsworth
      • From Coon Hunter to Farnsworth
    • Milton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coon Hunter, with the one closest to Coon Hunter listed first.
    • Liverpool
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <2>
    • Reward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Millerstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bailey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Newport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • New Buffalo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
      • New Buffalo is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Blain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain
      • Blain is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blain <2>
    • Rose Glen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Eshcol
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Duncannon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
      • Duncannon is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <2>
    • Mecks Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ickesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Schuylkill County
  • Union County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coon Hunter, see our County-by-County Page for Coon Hunter.

Cemeteries Near Coon Hunter ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coon Hunter.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coon Hunter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coon Hunter, with the one closest to Coon Hunter listed first.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Coon Hunter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coon Hunter.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Coon Hunter, with the one closest to Coon Hunter listed first.

  • Paxtonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Middleburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
    • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <2>
  • Globe Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Strouptown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strouptown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouptown
    • Strouptown is located in Snyder County
  • Shadle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kreamer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kreamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreamer
    • Kreamer is located in Snyder County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kreamer <2>
  • Penns Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penns Creek
    • Penns Creek is located in Snyder County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penns Creek <2>
  • Beavertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
    • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <2>
  • Richfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pallas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Aline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coon Hunter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coon Hunter.

Newspapers Published in Coon Hunter ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coon Hunter.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coon Hunter, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coon Hunter.

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 Coon Hunter:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coon Hunter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Snyder County: www.snydercounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Coon Hunter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Coon Hunter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coon Hunter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7758, Longitude: -77.0557    









 

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