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 Eagles Mere Park (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 Eagles Mere Park. 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.
Name Variations for Eagles Mere Park ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Eagles Mere Park, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Eagles Mere Park may originally have been Eagle's Mere Park.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Eagles Mere Park might be written as Eagle Mere Park.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Eagles Mere Park is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Eagles Mere Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eagles Mere Park:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Eagles Mere Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Mere Park, with the one closest to Eagles Mere Park listed first.
- Eagles Mere
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Laporte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Beech Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Long Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Hillsgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Lincoln Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Bernice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Dushore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piatt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Mere Park, with the one closest to Eagles Mere Park listed first.
- Overton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Laddsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- New Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Evergreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- New Era
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Wilmot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- West Leroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Franklindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Monroeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Marshview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Mere Park, with the one closest to Eagles Mere Park listed first.
- Jamison City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Coles Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Iola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rohrsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Stillwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eyers Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Jerseytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Welliversville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Mere Park, with the one closest to Eagles Mere Park listed first.
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Red Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Fairmount Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Mossville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Clarks View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Pleasant Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Rittenhouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Harveyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Register
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Bloomingdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- New Columbus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Huntington Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Mere Park, with the one closest to Eagles Mere Park listed first.
- Beaver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lungerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Proctor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Biggerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Richarts Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lairdsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Unityville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ellenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Wallis Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Muncy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Chemung
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Muncy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Mere Park, with the one closest to Eagles Mere Park listed first.
- Exchange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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 Eagles Mere Park, with the one closest to Eagles Mere Park listed first.
- Turbotville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dewart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McEwensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watsontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Mere Park, with the one closest to Eagles Mere Park listed first.
- Gleason
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Ogdensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- East Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Point is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Morris Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Sebring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sebring is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
- Blossburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Mere Park, with the one closest to Eagles Mere Park listed first.
- Allenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- New Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagles Mere Park, with the one closest to Eagles Mere Park listed first.
- Stowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Forkston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Jenningsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Laceyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Noxen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Evans Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Mehoopany Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Beaumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Meshoppen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eagles Mere Park, see our County-by-County Page for Eagles Mere Park.
Cemeteries Near Eagles Mere Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagles Mere Park.
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 Eagles Mere Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eagles Mere Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eagles Mere Park, with the one closest to Eagles Mere Park listed first.
- Millview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Warburton Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whipple Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Dushore.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bahr's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44827 <4>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Overton.
- Huntersville Trinity Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- St. Vladimirs Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Gordner Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Center UMC Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Eagles Mere Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eagles Mere Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eagles Mere Park, with the one closest to Eagles Mere Park listed first.
- Eagles Mere
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sonestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laporte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Muncy Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Beech Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Estella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Estella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Long Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Nordmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nordmont is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordmont
- Hillsgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Strawbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Strawbridge is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge
- Lincoln Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Glen Mawr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Mawr is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mawr
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eagles Mere Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eagles Mere Park.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Eagles Mere Park ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagles Mere Park.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Eagles Mere Park. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Eagles Mere Park and those printed in the larger area surrounding Eagles Mere Park.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Eagles Mere Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Eagles Mere Park:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Tioga County
- Union County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eagles Mere Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Eagles Mere Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |