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 Dietrich (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 Dietrich. 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 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.
Dietrich is located in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County: Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill & York.
Below are the counties that are near Dietrich. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dietrich:
- Dauphin County (The home county of Dietrich)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dietrich, with the one closest to Dietrich listed first.
- Elizabethville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Enders
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Rife
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Fisherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Loyalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Enterline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Carsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Berrysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Halifax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pillow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lykens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dietrich, with the one closest to Dietrich listed first.
- Meckville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Aetna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rehrersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Wintersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
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- Columbia County
- Locustdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dietrich, with the one closest to Dietrich listed first.
- Westwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Enola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Lemoyne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wormleysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Good Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Camp Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lower Allen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
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- Sporting Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
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- Shiremanstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Mechanicsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Kingstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dietrich, with the one closest to Dietrich listed first.
- Knousetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
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- Seven Stars
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Richfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Swales
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Locust Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- McAlisterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mexico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflintown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Old Port
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mifflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dietrich, with the one closest to Dietrich listed first.
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Falmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Elizabethtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Milton Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Elstonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Rheems
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dietrich, with the one closest to Dietrich listed first.
- Green Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Gold Mine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Inwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Lickdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Syner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Jonestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Fredericksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Annville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbelltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dietrich, with the one closest to Dietrich listed first.
- Malta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mandata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Herndon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Asherton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Selinsgrove Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Augustaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Mile Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Trevorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Farnsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Bear Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Gowen City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Edgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dietrich, with the one closest to Dietrich listed first.
- New Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Liverpool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pfoutz Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Duncannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perdix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Reward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Rose Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Millerstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mecks Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dietrich, with the one closest to Dietrich listed first.
- Klingerstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tower City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rough and Ready
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Orwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Valley View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suedberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Keffers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Hegins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beuchler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Irving
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Joliett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Pitman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dietrich, with the one closest to Dietrich listed first.
- McKees Half Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Chapman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hoffer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Port Trevorton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dundore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Aline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Pallas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Shadle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Selinsgrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hummels Wharf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coon Hunter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dietrich, with the one closest to Dietrich listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Linntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Mifflinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Iron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Hartleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dietrich, with the one closest to Dietrich listed first.
- New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Marsh Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Redland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Nauvoo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Valley Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Andersontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Goldsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Lewisberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Siddonsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Erney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- York Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dietrich, see our County-by-County Page for Dietrich.
Cemeteries Near Dietrich ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dietrich.
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 Dietrich - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dietrich covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dietrich, with the one closest to Dietrich listed first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 outside and to the northwest of Enders.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Enders Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993036 <2>
- Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gods Missionary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rickard Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Gratz.
- The Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gratz Union Cemetery
- Simeon Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273655 <2>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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 outside and to the west of Williamstown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44808 <2>
- Barner's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Herndon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- The St. Matthew Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Matthew Lutheran Church Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Dietrich in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dietrich.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dietrich, with the one closest to Dietrich listed first.
- Elizabethville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Enders
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Fisherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Rife
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Enterline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Carsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Loyalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Waynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Berrysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Killinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Killinger is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killinger
- Halifax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Montgomery Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery Ferry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Ferry
- Lykens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wiconisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wiconisco is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiconisco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dietrich. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dietrich.
Newspapers Published in Dietrich ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dietrich.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dietrich, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dietrich.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dietrich:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Dauphin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Cumberland County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Union County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
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| <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 Dietrich, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dietrich) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |