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 Fisherdale (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 Fisherdale. 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 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.
Fisherdale 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 Fisherdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fisherdale:
- Columbia County (The home county of Fisherdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherdale, with the one closest to Fisherdale listed first.
- Numidia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Newlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Slabtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Queen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Aristes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Catawissa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locustdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Mainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Grovania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Bloomsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherdale, with the one closest to Fisherdale listed first.
- Meckville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Schubert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Strausstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Shartlesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherdale, with the one closest to Fisherdale listed first.
- Tresckow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lansford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherdale, with the one closest to Fisherdale listed first.
- Erdman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Williamstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Gratz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lykens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pillow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Berrysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Elizabethville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherdale, with the one closest to Fisherdale 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
- Fredericksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lickdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Greble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Jonestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherdale, with the one closest to Fisherdale listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Newtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- East Berwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Beach Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Sybertsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conyngham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- New Columbus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- West Hazleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Waterton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherdale, with the one closest to Fisherdale listed first.
- Unityville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lairdsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- 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
- Lungerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Muncy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherdale, with the one closest to Fisherdale listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(18 miles [29 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
(21 miles [33.8 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 Fisherdale, with the one closest to Fisherdale listed first.
- Natalie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Mount Carmel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Alaska
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Locust Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Elysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marshallton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Kulpmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] 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
- Shamokin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherdale, with the one closest to Fisherdale listed first.
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Beurys Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Girardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Lost Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Raven Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Haas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Pitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fisherdale, with the one closest to Fisherdale listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dundore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Kratzerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Port Trevorton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Freeburg
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hoffer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- McKees Half Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Globe Mills
(28 miles [45.1 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 Fisherdale, with the one closest to Fisherdale listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Linntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- New Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Allenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fisherdale, see our County-by-County Page for Fisherdale.
Cemeteries Near Fisherdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fisherdale.
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 Fisherdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fisherdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fisherdale, with the one closest to Fisherdale listed first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- All Saints Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roaring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tifereth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kulp UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulp UMC Cemetery
- The Kulp UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kulp Cemetery
- Kulp Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987725 <2>
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Fisherdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fisherdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fisherdale, with the one closest to Fisherdale listed first.
- Numidia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Bear Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Strong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Mount Carmel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Sagon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sagon is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagon
- Alaska
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Wilburton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
- Locust Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Mill Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Elysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenback
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenback is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Excelsior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Locust Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Summit is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Summit
- Locustdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fisherdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fisherdale.
Newspapers Published in Fisherdale ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fisherdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fisherdale, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fisherdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fisherdale:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland 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 Fisherdale, 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' (or 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- Fisherdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |