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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 Dogtown (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 Dogtown. 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 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.

Dogtown is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill & Sullivan.

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

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Dogtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Shumans
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Shumans is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
    • Hetlerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
    • Mainville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Mainville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
    • Briar Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
    • Mifflinville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lime Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
    • Almedia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Almedia is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
    • Berwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Espy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Espy is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
    • Newlin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Newlin is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
    • Slabtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Catawissa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Berks County
    • Quaker City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Quaker City is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Tresckow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tresckow is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
    • Beaver Meadows
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Coxes Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
      • Coxes Village has also been known as:
      • Cross Village
    • Hudsondale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
    • Lansford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Weatherly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Nesquehoning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Summit Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • New Mahoning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
    • Leslie Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
    • Penn Haven Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
    • Jim Thorpe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
      • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
      • East Mauch Chunk
      • Mauch Chunk
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
  • Dauphin County
    • Erdman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Erdman is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Mountain Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
    • East Berwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
    • Nescopeck
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Beach Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
    • Tomhicken
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
    • Sybertsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Conyngham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Harwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Harwood is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
    • New Columbus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Waterton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Waterton is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
    • West Hazleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Shickshinny
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Richarts Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
    • Unityville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Biggerstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
    • Lungerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
    • Lairdsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
    • Beaver Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
    • Muncy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <1>
  • Montour County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Mechanicsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Danville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mooresburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Mooresburg is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
    • Washingtonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Washingtonville is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Exchange
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Exchange is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Mount Carmel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dooleyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
    • Natalie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Natalie is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
    • Alaska
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alaska is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Bear Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
    • Elysburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Gap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
    • Marion Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
    • Kulpmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <1>
    • Marshallton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
    • Reed
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Reed is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Rushtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Ferndale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
    • Zion Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nuremberg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ringtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Krebs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
    • Brandonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
    • Oneida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Lost Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Raven Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
    • Shenandoah Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
    • Shenandoah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheppton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Shamokin Dam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hummels Wharf
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Beech Glen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
    • Long Brook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
    • Sonestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Lewisburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • New Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • West Milton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • West Milton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton

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

Cemeteries Near Dogtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dogtown.

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

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

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

  • Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kulp UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elan Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Creveling Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creveling Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Creveling Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<3> the communities of Espy and Almedia.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Almedia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967765 <2>
  • Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roaring Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nuremberg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Greek Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Dogtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dogtown.

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

  • Shumans
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Shumans is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
  • Beaver Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
  • Mountain Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
  • Hetlerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
  • Mainville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mainville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
  • Mifflinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Willow Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Willow Springs is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Ferndale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Raricks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Raricks is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raricks
  • Gowen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gowen is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
  • Rock Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
  • Lime Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Briar Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
    • Mill Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mill Grove is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
    • Nuremberg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Dogtown ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dogtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dogtown, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dogtown.

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 helpful 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 Dogtown:

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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dogtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Dogtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.