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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 Dewart (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 Dewart. 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 hospitals and 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.

Dewart is located in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County: Columbia, Dauphin, Lycoming, Montour, Schuylkill, Snyder & Union.

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

  • Northumberland County     (The home county of Dewart)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewart, with the one closest to Dewart listed first.
    • Watsontown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • McEwensville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Turbotville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbotville
      • Turbotville is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbotville <1>
    • Milton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Potts Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Northumberland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Chulasky
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chulasky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
      • Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chulasky
      • From Dewart to Chulasky
    • Riverside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <1>
    • Sunbury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Keefers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Dewart to Keefers
    • Rushtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
      • Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rushtown
      • From Dewart to Rushtown
    • Snydertown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snydertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
      • Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewart, with the one closest to Dewart listed first.
    • Livonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Dewart to Livonia
    • Woodward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fiedler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiedler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
      • Fiedler is located in Centre County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewart, with the one closest to Dewart listed first.
    • Rauchtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Avis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
      • Avis is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <1>
    • Loganton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
      • Loganton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganton <1>
    • Greenburr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • McElhattan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Youngdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Castanea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Dunnstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
      • Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
    • Rote
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
      • Rote is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rote
      • From Dewart to Rote
    • Lock Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Swissdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swissdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
      • Swissdale is located in Clinton County
    • Tylersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewart, with the one closest to Dewart listed first.
    • Jerseytown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerseytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
      • Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jerseytown
      • From Dewart to Jerseytown
    • Eyers Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
      • Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Iola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Millville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mordansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Buckhorn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Welliversville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Grovania
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coles Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Fernville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
      • Fernville is located in Columbia County
    • Jackson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Luzerne County
    • New Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
      • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewart, with the one closest to Dewart listed first.
    • Maple Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maple Hill
      • From Dewart to Maple Hill
    • Muncy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Montoursville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
      • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <1>
    • Muncy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
    • South Williamsport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Duboistown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duboistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Faxon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamsport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newberry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
      • Newberry is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newberry
      • From Dewart to Newberry
    • Garden View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
      • Garden View is located in Lycoming County
    • Grimesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Collomsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Montour County
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dewart, with the one closest to Dewart listed first.
    • Kratzerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kratzerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
      • Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
    • Shamokin Dam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hummels Wharf
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummels Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummels Wharf
      • Hummels Wharf is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummels Wharf <1>
    • Penns Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Globe Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Globe Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
      • Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Globe Mills
      • From Dewart to Globe Mills
    • Kreamer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kreamer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Selinsgrove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
      • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <1>
    • Middleburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Coon Hunter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Freeburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Paxtonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Sullivan County
  • Union County

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

Cemeteries Near Dewart ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dewart.

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 Dewart covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dewart, with the one closest to Dewart 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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dewart had a population of 470 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Watsontown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Allenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • McEwensville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Warrior Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
    • Warrior Run is located in Northumberland County
  • New Columbia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Alvira ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alvira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
    • Alvira is located in Union County
    • Former name for Alvira:
    • Wisetown
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alvira
    • From Dewart to Alvira
  • Turbotville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbotville
    • Turbotville is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbotville <1>
  • Maple Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Maple Hill
    • From Dewart to Maple Hill
  • West Milton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Milton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Saegers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saegers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegers
    • Saegers is located in Lycoming County
  • Schuyler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
    • Schuyler is located in Montour County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Comly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comly
      • Comly is located in Montour County
    • Muncy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Muncy Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy Station
      • Muncy Station is located in Lycoming County

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

Newspapers Published in Dewart ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dewart.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dewart, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dewart.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dewart:

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

The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

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

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 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.
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dewart) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dewart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1094, Longitude: -76.8766    
<6>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.
<7>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 Dewart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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