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 Delaware Run (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 Delaware Run. 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 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.
Delaware Run is located in Northumberland County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Northumberland County: Columbia, Dauphin, Lycoming, Montour, Schuylkill, Snyder & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Delaware Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delaware Run:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Delaware Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Run, with the one closest to Delaware Run listed first.
- Dewart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watsontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McEwensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Turbotville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Potts Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chulasky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Northumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rushtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Keefers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Sunbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Snydertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Run, with the one closest to Delaware Run listed first.
- Livonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Wolfs Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Woodward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Run, with the one closest to Delaware Run listed first.
- Rauchtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Avis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Loganton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McElhattan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Youngdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Greenburr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Dunnstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Rote
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Castanea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Swissdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Swissdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Run, with the one closest to Delaware Run listed first.
- Jerseytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Iola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eyers Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Mordansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Coles Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Welliversville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Buckhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Grovania
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Bloomsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fernville
(22 miles [35.4 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 Delaware Run, with the one closest to Delaware Run listed first.
- Clarks View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Fairmount Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- New Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Red Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Register
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Run, with the one closest to Delaware Run listed first.
- Montgomery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Muncy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montoursville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- South Williamsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duboistown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Garden View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garden View is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
- Newberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Warrensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Warrensville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Grimesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Run, with the one closest to Delaware Run listed first.
- Exchange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(10 miles [16.1 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Run, with the one closest to Delaware Run listed first.
- Kratzerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Shamokin Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hummels Wharf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Penns Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Kreamer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Selinsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Freeburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Middleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coon Hunter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Dundore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Paxtonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Run, with the one closest to Delaware Run listed first.
- Beech Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Ogdonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Sonestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsgrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eagles Mere
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Long Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Forksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laporte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Piatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Millview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delaware Run, with the one closest to Delaware Run listed first.
- Allenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- New Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Lewisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Linntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Mazeppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Red Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delaware Run, see our County-by-County Page for Delaware Run.
Cemeteries Near Delaware Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delaware Run.
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 Delaware Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delaware Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delaware Run, with the one closest to Delaware Run listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Allenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Allenwood.
- The Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Washington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46586 <3>
- White Deer Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stitzel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turbotville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Lutheran Stone Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Muncy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <3>
- St. James Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (129 more) ...
- Alvira Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Klopp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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<2> to the northwest of New Columbia.
- The Klopp Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clapp Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976715 <3>
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Delaware Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delaware Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Delaware Run, with the one closest to Delaware Run listed first.
- Dewart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watsontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warrior Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warrior Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Saegers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saegers is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegers
- McEwensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Muncy Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Muncy Station is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy Station
- Turbotville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Muncy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- New Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Loyalsock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loyalsock is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalsock
- Schuyler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schuyler is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
- Comly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Comly is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delaware Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delaware Run.
Newspapers Published in Delaware Run ...
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 Delaware Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delaware Run, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delaware Run.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Delaware Run:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delaware Run) 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 Delaware Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |