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 Fernville (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 Fernville. 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 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.
Fernville is located in Columbia 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 Fernville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fernville:
- Columbia County (The home county of Fernville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernville, with the one closest to Fernville listed first.
- Bloomsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rupert
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Espy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Paper Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Buckhorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Lightstreet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Catawissa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grovania
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Almedia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Mordansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Mainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Orangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eyers Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernville, with the one closest to Fernville listed first.
- Tresckow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Beaver Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernville, with the one closest to Fernville listed first.
- Erdman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gratz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pillow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernville, with the one closest to Fernville listed first.
- East Berwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Mountain Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Nescopeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Beach Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Register
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Waterton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Clarks View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Huntington Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Harveyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Tomhicken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Shickshinny
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernville, with the one closest to Fernville listed first.
- Unityville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Richarts Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lairdsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Lungerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Beaver Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Muncy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Maple Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Montoursville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernville, with the one closest to Fernville listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mooresburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Exchange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernville, with the one closest to Fernville listed first.
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Marion Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Reed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Chulasky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Bear Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Natalie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Kulpmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dooleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Snydertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Alaska
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernville, with the one closest to Fernville listed first.
- Ferndale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Nuremberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ringtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fountain Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Girardville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lost Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Brandonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernville, with the one closest to Fernville listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Selinsgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Freeburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Kreamer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Trevorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernville, with the one closest to Fernville listed first.
- Beech Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Long Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Eagles Mere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laporte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fernville, with the one closest to Fernville listed first.
- New Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Linntown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Allenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Mazeppa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mifflinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fernville, see our County-by-County Page for Fernville.
Cemeteries Near Fernville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fernville.
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 Fernville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fernville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fernville, with the one closest to Fernville listed first.
- Rosemont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomsburg.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641294 <2>
- Rosemont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located in Espy.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45602 <2>
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Creveling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creveling Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Creveling Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<3> the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Almedia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967765 <2>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hidlay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elan Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Sharp Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roaring Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Fernville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fernville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fernville, with the one closest to Fernville listed first.
- Bloomsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rupert
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Espy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Paper Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Buckhorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Catawissa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lightstreet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Mordansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Almedia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Mainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Orangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eyers Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lime Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Welliversville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fernville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fernville.
Newspapers Published in Fernville ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fernville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fernville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fernville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Fernville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Dauphin County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fernville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fernville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |