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 Evendale (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 Evendale. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Evendale is located in Juniata 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 Juniata County: Huntingdon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry & Snyder.
Below are the counties that are near Evendale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Evendale:
- Juniata County (The home county of Evendale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evendale, with the one closest to Evendale listed first.
- Richfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Knousetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- McAlisterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Mexico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Port
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Doyles Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evendale, with the one closest to Evendale listed first.
- Ingleby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Woodward
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Aaronsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millheim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zerby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Livonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Wolfs Store
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Penn Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Rebersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evendale, with the one closest to Evendale listed first.
- Greenburr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Tylersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Loganton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lamar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evendale, with the one closest to Evendale listed first.
- Westwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Caprivi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Good Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Schlusser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- Enola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- New Kingstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evendale, with the one closest to Evendale listed first.
- Paxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Millersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rife
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Halifax
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Berrysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pillow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fisherville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Elizabethville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enders
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Loyalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Enterline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Gratz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dauphin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evendale, with the one closest to Evendale listed first.
- Alfarata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Paintersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Burnham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Honey Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Lewistown Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Milroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yeagertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Juniata Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lumber City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kishacoquillas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evendale, with the one closest to Evendale listed first.
- Malta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Herndon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mandata
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Asherton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Selinsgrove Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Mile Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Sunbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Augustaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Northumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Farnsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Trevorton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Keefers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Leck Kill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evendale, with the one closest to Evendale listed first.
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pfoutz Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Reward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Liverpool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Eshcol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Blain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ickesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- New Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Mecks Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Rose Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Duncannon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evendale, with the one closest to Evendale listed first.
- Klingerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rough and Ready
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evendale, with the one closest to Evendale listed first.
- Beaver Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Beavertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benfer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Middle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- McClure
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paxtonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Aline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Shadle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Troxelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Coon Hunter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bannerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Middleburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evendale, with the one closest to Evendale listed first.
- Glen Iron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Pardee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Laurelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Millmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hartleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Cherry Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Mifflinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Linntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Evendale, see our County-by-County Page for Evendale.
Cemeteries Near Evendale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evendale.
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 Evendale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Evendale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Evendale, with the one closest to Evendale listed first.
- Lauver Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Niemonds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemonds Cemetery
- The Niemonds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Susquehanna Valley Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244254 <2>
- Brick Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- The Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Richfield Mennonite Cemetery
- Shelleys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44444 <2>
- St. Johns UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Koons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Faith Lutheran Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Richfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Richfield.
- The Richfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richfield Union Cemetery
- Richfield UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989444 <2>
- Evangelical Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beavertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshal Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Evendale had a population of 93 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Evendale, with the one closest to Evendale listed first.
- Cocolamus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cocolamus is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocolamus
- Swales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Richfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maze
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maze is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze
- McAlisterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Salem is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem
- Dimmsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dimmsville is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmsville
- Beaver Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Knousetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Beavertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wardville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
- Raubs Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raubs Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raubs Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Benfer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Nekoda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nekoda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoda
- Strouptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Strouptown is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouptown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Evendale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Evendale.
Newspapers Published in Evendale ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Evendale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Evendale, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Evendale.
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 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 Evendale:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Juniata County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland 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> | 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- Evendale) 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 Evendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |