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 Crestmont (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 Crestmont. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Crestmont is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Crestmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crestmont:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Crestmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestmont, with the one closest to Crestmont listed first.
- Eagles Mere
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laporte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Long Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Millview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Ogdonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Hillsgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Bernice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Dushore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piatt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestmont, with the one closest to Crestmont listed first.
- Overton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Laddsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- New Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- New Era
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Wilmot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Franklindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- West Leroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Marshview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Monroeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestmont, with the one closest to Crestmont listed first.
- Jamison City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Coles Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Iola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rohrsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Stillwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eyers Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Jerseytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Welliversville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestmont, with the one closest to Crestmont listed first.
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Red Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Fairmount Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Mossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Clarks View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Rittenhouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Harveyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Pleasant Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Register
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Bloomingdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- New Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Huntington Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waterton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestmont, with the one closest to Crestmont listed first.
- Beaver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lungerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Biggerstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Richarts Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lairdsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Unityville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Proctor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Ellenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Wallis Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Muncy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Chemung
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Muncy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montoursville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestmont, with the one closest to Crestmont listed first.
- Exchange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mechanicsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestmont, with the one closest to Crestmont listed first.
- Turbotville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dewart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McEwensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watsontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestmont, with the one closest to Crestmont listed first.
- Gleason
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Ogdensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- East Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Point is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Morris Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Sebring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sebring is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestmont, with the one closest to Crestmont listed first.
- Allenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- New Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crestmont, with the one closest to Crestmont listed first.
- Stowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Forkston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Jenningsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Noxen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Laceyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Evans Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Beaumont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mehoopany Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Meshoppen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crestmont, see our County-by-County Page for Crestmont.
Cemeteries Near Crestmont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crestmont.
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 Crestmont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crestmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crestmont, with the one closest to Crestmont listed first.
- Millview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warburton Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Dushore.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bahr's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44827 <3>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Overton.
- St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whipple Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Huntersville Trinity Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Vladimirs Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gordner Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Center UMC Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Crestmont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crestmont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crestmont, with the one closest to Crestmont listed first.
- Eagles Mere
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Muncy Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laporte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Long Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Nordmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nordmont is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordmont
- Millview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Ogdonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Strawbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Strawbridge is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge
- Estella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Estella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hillsgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Mawr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Mawr is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mawr
- North Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Mountain is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crestmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crestmont.
Newspapers Published in Crestmont ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crestmont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crestmont, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crestmont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Crestmont:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Tioga County
- Union County
- Wyoming 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crestmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Crestmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |