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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 Dillontown (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 Dillontown. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Dillontown is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Broome (NY), Delaware (NY), Sullivan (NY), Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike & Susquehanna.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Dillontown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dillontown, with the one closest to Dillontown listed first.
    • High Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • High Lake is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
    • Lakewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Poyntelle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
    • Wrighter Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
    • Sherman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sherman is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Starrucca
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Siko
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Siko is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
    • Tanners Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls
    • Calkins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Calkins is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
    • Damascus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Aldenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Aldenville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
    • Carley Brook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Carley Brook is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
    • Dyberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Dyberry is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dillontown, with the one closest to Dillontown listed first.
    • Simpson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vandling
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vandling is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Carbondale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tompkinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
    • Jermyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <1>
    • East Benton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
    • Scott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Scott is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Cortez
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Cortez is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
    • Archbald
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Craig
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Craig is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
    • Green Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dillontown, with the one closest to Dillontown listed first.
    • Masthope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Masthope is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
    • Kimble
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Kimble is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
    • Westcolang
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Westcolang is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
    • Wilsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Wilsonville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
    • Rowland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lackawaxen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dillontown, with the one closest to Dillontown listed first.
    • Thompson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Burnwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
    • Ararat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Ararat is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Brandt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Brandt is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
    • Union Dale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • North Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
    • Lanesboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Forest City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Oakland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Oakland is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Susquehanna Depot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Susquehanna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Broome County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dillontown, with the one closest to Dillontown listed first.
    • Deposit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Deposit is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <1>
    • Gulf Summit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
    • Edson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Edson is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
    • Windsor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • East Windsor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Windsor is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
    • Ouaquaga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Village is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Riverside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Riverside is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Creekside Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Creekside Village is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Harpursville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nineveh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Corbettsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Conklin Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Conklin Station is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Station
  • Chenango County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dillontown, with the one closest to Dillontown listed first.
    • Afton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Afton is located in Chenango County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <1>
    • Nineveh Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
  • Delaware County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dillontown, with the one closest to Dillontown listed first.
    • Hancock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Hancock is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <1>
    • Pea Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Pea Brook is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
    • Cadosia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Cadosia is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
    • Rock Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
    • Peakville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Peakville is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
    • Chiloway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Chiloway is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
    • Harvard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Harvard is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Horton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Horton is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Cooks Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
    • Butternut Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
    • Shinhopple
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gregorytown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gregorytown is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
    • Corbett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Corbett is located in Delaware County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
  • Sullivan County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dillontown, with the one closest to Dillontown listed first.
    • Long Eddy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hankins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Acidalia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Acidalia is located in Sullivan County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
    • Callicoon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Branch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hortonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cochecton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Falls Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
    • Jeffersonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Roscoe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Youngsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cochecton Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Narrowsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Dillontown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dillontown.

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 Dillontown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dillontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dillontown, with the one closest to Dillontown listed first.

  • French Woods Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingsbury Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Village Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Simpson - Sherwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pea Brook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Julianas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Basket Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Partridge Island Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Orson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rock Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gould Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Rickard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • East Branch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Old East Branch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Dillontown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dillontown.

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

  • Equinunk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lordville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lordville is located in Delaware County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordville
  • Lake Como
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • High Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • High Lake is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
  • Starlight
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Preston Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Preston Park is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Park
  • Autumn Leaves
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Autumn Leaves is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn Leaves
  • Hancock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hancock is located in Delaware County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <1>
  • Long Eddy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tallmanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Tallmanville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmanville
  • Cadosia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cadosia is located in Delaware County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
  • Winterdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Winterdale is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Poyntelle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
    • Fishs Eddy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Scott Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Scott Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Center

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

Newspapers Published in Dillontown ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dillontown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dillontown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dillontown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dillontown:

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 Dillontown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dillontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.