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 Fishers Ferry (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 Fishers Ferry. 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.
Name Variations for Fishers Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Fishers Ferry: Fishers Fry. (or less commonly used: Fishers Frry.)
- While the name of this community is Fishers Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fishers Ferry may originally have been Fisher's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fishers Ferry might be written as Fisher Ferry.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Fishers Ferry 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 Fishers Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fishers Ferry:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Fishers Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Ferry, with the one closest to Fishers Ferry listed first.
- Asherton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Selinsgrove Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Herndon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mile Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Augustaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Mandata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Sunbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Farnsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Trevorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keefers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Malta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Fishers Ferry, with the one closest to Fishers Ferry listed first.
- Livonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Woodward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fiedler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Ingleby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Clinton County
- Loganton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Ferry, with the one closest to Fishers Ferry listed first.
- Grovania
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Catawissa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Locustdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Numidia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Buckhorn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Rupert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Slabtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Newlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Fernville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Aristes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Bloomsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Ferry, with the one closest to Fishers Ferry listed first.
- Pillow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Erdman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Paxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Gratz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Elizabethville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rife
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Lykens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Ferry, with the one closest to Fishers Ferry listed first.
- Knousetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Swales
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- McAlisterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Ferry, with the one closest to Fishers Ferry listed first.
- Gold Mine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Lickdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Ferry, with the one closest to Fishers Ferry listed first.
- Montgomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Muncy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Collomsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Ferry, with the one closest to Fishers Ferry listed first.
- Mooresburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Washingtonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(25 miles [40.2 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 Fishers Ferry, with the one closest to Fishers Ferry listed first.
- Liverpool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Reward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- New Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Millerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duncannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rose Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Marysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Perdix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Ferry, with the one closest to Fishers Ferry listed first.
- Klingerstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Pitman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Haas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Valley View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hegins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tower City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Fountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Keffers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Joliett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Beurys Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Ferry, with the one closest to Fishers Ferry listed first.
- Selinsgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dundore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Hummels Wharf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Port Trevorton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Shamokin Dam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kratzerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Chapman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Pallas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Kreamer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hoffer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Globe Mills
(8 miles [12.9 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 Fishers Ferry, with the one closest to Fishers Ferry listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Linntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Mifflinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Red Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- West Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Millmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hartleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Glen Iron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fishers Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Fishers Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Fishers Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fishers Ferry.
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 Fishers Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fishers Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fishers Ferry, with the one closest to Fishers Ferry listed first.
- Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lutheran Cemetery
- The Salem Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Row's Lutheran Cemetery
- Salem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989226 <3>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lantz Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Pomfret Manor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Manor Cemetery
- The Pomfret Manor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pompret Manor Cemetery
- Globe Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Guier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Fishers Ferry had a population of 593 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fishers Ferry, with the one closest to Fishers Ferry listed first.
- Asherton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Dundore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Selinsgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patricksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Patricksburg is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Selinsgrove Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Kantz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kantz is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kantz
- Verdilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Verdilla is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdilla
- Herndon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kneass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kneass is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneass
- Dornsife
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dornsife is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dornsife
- Port Trevorton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otto is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Resler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Resler is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resler
- Mile Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fishers Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fishers Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Fishers Ferry ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fishers Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fishers Ferry, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fishers Ferry.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fishers Ferry:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Fishers Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fishers Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |