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 Dieffenbach (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 Dieffenbach. 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 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 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.
Dieffenbach is located in Montour County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montour County: Columbia, Lycoming & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Dieffenbach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dieffenbach:
- Montour County (The home county of Dieffenbach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dieffenbach, with the one closest to Dieffenbach listed first.
- Washingtonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Mooresburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Clinton County
- Rauchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dieffenbach, with the one closest to Dieffenbach listed first.
- Jerseytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Eyers Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Millville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mordansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Iola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Buckhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Welliversville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Grovania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bloomsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fernville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Rupert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Coles Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dieffenbach, with the one closest to Dieffenbach listed first.
- Erdman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Pillow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dieffenbach, with the one closest to Dieffenbach listed first.
- New Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Fairmount Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Register
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Clarks View
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- East Berwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Huntington Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nescopeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Waterton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Harveyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Red Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Mountain Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mossville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Beach Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dieffenbach, with the one closest to Dieffenbach listed first.
- Muncy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Biggerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Unityville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Richarts Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Lungerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Montoursville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- South Williamsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dieffenbach, with the one closest to Dieffenbach listed first.
- Turbotville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McEwensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Potts Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Watsontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dewart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rushtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Keefers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Snydertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Northumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dieffenbach, with the one closest to Dieffenbach listed first.
- Pitman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Rough and Ready
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Ringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Klingerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fountain Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Girardville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dieffenbach, with the one closest to Dieffenbach listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Selinsgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kreamer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Penns Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Freeburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Port Trevorton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Coon Hunter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dieffenbach, with the one closest to Dieffenbach listed first.
- Beech Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Long Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Eagles Mere
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Hillsgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Laporte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Forksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Millview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dieffenbach, with the one closest to Dieffenbach listed first.
- New Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Allenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Hartleton
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dieffenbach, see our County-by-County Page for Dieffenbach.
Cemeteries Near Dieffenbach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dieffenbach.
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 Dieffenbach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dieffenbach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dieffenbach, with the one closest to Dieffenbach listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Billmeyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turbotville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chillisquaque Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stitzel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- Harmony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dieffenbach had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dieffenbach, with the one closest to Dieffenbach listed first.
- Washingtonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Strawberry Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
- Ottawa
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- California
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- California is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Exchange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Schuyler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schuyler is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
- Comly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Comly is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comly
- Limestoneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Limestoneville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestoneville
- White Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Turbotville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jerseytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Mooresburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mausdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mausdale is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mausdale
- Warrior Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warrior Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- McEwensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dieffenbach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dieffenbach.
Newspapers Published in Dieffenbach ...
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 Dieffenbach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dieffenbach, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dieffenbach.
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 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 Dieffenbach:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montour County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Dieffenbach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Dieffenbach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |