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 Elysburg (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 Elysburg. 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 and hospitals 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.
Elysburg is located in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County: Columbia, Dauphin, Lycoming, Montour, Schuylkill, Snyder & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Elysburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elysburg:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Elysburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elysburg, with the one closest to Elysburg listed first.
- Marion Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Kulpmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bear Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Rushtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Edgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Marshallton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Natalie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Snydertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Gowen City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Farnsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elysburg, with the one closest to Elysburg listed first.
- Meckville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Carbon County
- Tresckow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elysburg, with the one closest to Elysburg listed first.
- Numidia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Grovania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Catawissa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Newlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Slabtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Rupert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Bloomsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Aristes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Locustdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elysburg, with the one closest to Elysburg listed first.
- Erdman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Williamstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gratz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Pillow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lykens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Elizabethville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Rife
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Carsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Enders
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elysburg, with the one closest to Elysburg listed first.
- Gold Mine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Lickdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Fredericksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elysburg, with the one closest to Elysburg listed first.
- Newtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- East Berwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Beach Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- New Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Sybertsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Waterton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Conyngham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huntington Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Register
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Clarks View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elysburg, with the one closest to Elysburg listed first.
- Lairdsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Unityville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Muncy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richarts Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Montgomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lungerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Beaver Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Maple Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Muncy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elysburg, with the one closest to Elysburg listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Perry County
- Liverpool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elysburg, with the one closest to Elysburg listed first.
- Pitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Beurys Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Fountain Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hegins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Girardville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Glendower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glendower is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elysburg, with the one closest to Elysburg listed first.
- Hummels Wharf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shamokin Dam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Dundore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Freeburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Kreamer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hoffer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- McKees Half Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Pallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Globe Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elysburg, with the one closest to Elysburg listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Linntown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- New Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Allenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mifflinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Millmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elysburg, see our County-by-County Page for Elysburg.
Cemeteries Near Elysburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elysburg.
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 Elysburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elysburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elysburg, with the one closest to Elysburg listed first.
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- All Saints Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shamokin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kase Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elysburg had a population of 212 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elysburg, with the one closest to Elysburg listed first.
- Paxinos
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Reed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Cabel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cabel is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabel
- Bear Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Deibler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deibler is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibler
- Yordy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yordy is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yordy
- Kulps
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kulps is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulps
- Shamokin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenback
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenback is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
- Sagon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sagon is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagon
- Boyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rushtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Excelsior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Snydertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elysburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elysburg.
Newspapers Published in Elysburg ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elysburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elysburg, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elysburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Elysburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Union 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 Elysburg, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elysburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |