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 Ferndale (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 Ferndale. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Ferndale 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 Ferndale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferndale:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Ferndale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- Edgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Shamokin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bear Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Marshallton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Gowen City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Kulpmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bear Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Elysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marion Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Leck Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Farnsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Trevorton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Locust Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- Meckville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Mount Aetna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Strausstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Shartlesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- Locustdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Numidia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Queen City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Aristes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Slabtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Grovania
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Catawissa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Bloomsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Fernville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- Erdman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gratz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Pillow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lykens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berrysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Elizabethville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Rife
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Paxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Enders
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- Knousetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- Gold Mine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Lickdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Fredericksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jonestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Bunker Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Heilmandale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Mount Zion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Syner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- Newtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- East Berwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Tomhicken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Conyngham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- Liverpool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- New Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Reward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- Pitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Rough and Ready
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Valley View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hegins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Klingerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beurys Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keffers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dundore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Selinsgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Port Trevorton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Kratzerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- McKees Half Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Freeburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Hoffer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Kreamer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pallas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Globe Mills
(21 miles [33.8 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 Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- West Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- New Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mifflinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Allenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ferndale, see our County-by-County Page for Ferndale.
Cemeteries Near Ferndale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferndale.
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 Ferndale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ferndale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shamokin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tifereth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
While we didn't find Ferndale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ferndale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
- Shamokin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cabel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cabel is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabel
- Gowen City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Greenback
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenback is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
- Kulps
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kulps is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulps
- Yordy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yordy is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yordy
- Line Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Excelsior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Sagon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sagon is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagon
- Bear Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Paxinos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farnsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ferndale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferndale.
Newspapers Published in Ferndale ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferndale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ferndale, 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 Ferndale.
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 Ferndale:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne 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 Ferndale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ferndale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |