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 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 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.
Dogtown is located in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.
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:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Dogtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Shickshinny
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Glen Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Waterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Huntington Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Slocum Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Slocum Corners is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Corners
- Hunlock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wanamie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- East Berwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorrance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
- Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Beaver Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coxes Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Tresckow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Hudsondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Weatherly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Side
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Leslie Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Penn Haven Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Lansford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nesquehoning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Foundryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Berwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Briar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Hetlerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Mifflinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zaner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Lime Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Almedia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Orangeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rohrsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Belian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Old Forge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Moosic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Taylor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Schultzville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Unityville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lungerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Biggerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lairdsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Beaver Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Exchange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Natalie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Alaska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Bear Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Dooleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Elysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Marion Heights
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Reed
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Rushtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Chulasky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Kulpmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Nuremberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ferndale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Girard Manor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Kelayres
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Lofty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Ringtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Krebs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Delano
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Long Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Bernice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Beech Glen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Laporte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sonestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagles Mere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Noxen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Jenks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Forkston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- South Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Osterhout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Tunkhannock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vosburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Lake Winola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenningsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
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.
- Sorber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Adalbert's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Alberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Groover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Benscoter Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newport Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Sorberton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 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.
- Shickshinny
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mocanaqua
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Koonsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Koonsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonsville
- Pond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
- Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Wapwallopen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Waterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Beach Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Hobbie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie
- Slocum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Slocum is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Huntington Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Nescopeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Briggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Briggsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Wanamie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
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 44 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 begin 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 Dogtown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan County
- Wyoming 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 Dogtown, 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 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'. |