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 Elk Grove (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 Elk Grove. 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 Elk Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Elk Grove: Elk Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elk Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elk Grove.
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 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.
Elk Grove is primarily located in Columbia County. A portion of Elk Grove extends into 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 Columbia County: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Elk Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elk Grove:
- Columbia County (The home county of Elk Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Grove, with the one closest to Elk Grove listed first.
- Jamison City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Coles Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Stillwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rohrsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Zaner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Jonestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Iola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Grove, with the one closest to Elk Grove listed first.
- Laddsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Overton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- New Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilmot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Evergreen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- New Era
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Sugar Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Long Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Marshview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Wyalusing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Homets Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Asylum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Grove, with the one closest to Elk Grove listed first.
- Red Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Fairmount Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Mossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Clarks View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Rittenhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Harveyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Register
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- New Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Grove, with the one closest to Elk Grove listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lungerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Biggerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Unityville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lairdsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Muncy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Muncy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Proctor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Wallis Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Montgomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ellenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Grove, with the one closest to Elk Grove listed first.
- Exchange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mechanicsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Grove, with the one closest to Elk Grove listed first.
- Turbotville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McEwensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Dewart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watsontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potts Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Grove, with the one closest to Elk Grove listed first.
- Nuremberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ferndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Grove, with the one closest to Elk Grove listed first.
- Long Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Sonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Bernice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Eagles Mere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Forksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Ogdonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Hillsgrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Grove, with the one closest to Elk Grove listed first.
- Allenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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 Elk Grove, with the one closest to Elk Grove listed first.
- Noxen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forkston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Stowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Beaumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Evans Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Jenningsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Jenks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Laceyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mehoopany Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elk Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Elk Grove.
Cemeteries Near Elk Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elk Grove.
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 Elk Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elk Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elk Grove, with the one closest to Elk Grove listed first.
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
- The St. Gabriel Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Garbiel's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #369311 <2>
- Raven Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Center UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gordner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goss Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goss Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Huntington Mills.
- The Goss Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harveyville Cemetery
- Trescott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186549 <2>
- Broadway Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lateer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Lemon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lemon Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Greenwood.
- The Lemon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Christian Church Cemetery
- Greenwood Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977796 <2>
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Elk Grove had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elk Grove, with the one closest to Elk Grove listed first.
- Central
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Central is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Jamison City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Laubach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laubach is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laubach
- Coles Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Creek
- Waller
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Red Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Nordmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nordmont is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordmont
- Long Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Unityville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Mountain is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
- Derrs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Derrs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrs
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Clarks View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Ripple ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ripple is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple
- Sonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elk Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elk Grove.
Newspapers Published in Elk Grove ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elk Grove, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elk Grove.
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 either 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 Elk Grove:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan County
- Union 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elk Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Elk Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |