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 Forest Hill (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 Forest Hill. 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 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.
Forest Hill is located in Union 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 Union County: Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland & Snyder.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Hill:
- Union County (The home county of Forest Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Red Bank
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Mazeppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mifflinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Hartleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Iron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Laurelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Livonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Woodward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wolfs Store
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Fiedler
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Rebersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ingleby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Aaronsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Millheim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Madisonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Zerby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Penn Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Rauchtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Loganton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenburr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Tylersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Avis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McElhattan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Youngdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Rote
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Castanea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Salona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Cedar Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Jerseytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Grovania
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Buckhorn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Eyers Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Millville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mordansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Rupert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Iola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Catawissa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fernville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Paxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Pillow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berrysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Erdman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Rife
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Gratz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Richfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Knousetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Swales
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Seven Stars
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- McAlisterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Collomsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Maple Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duboistown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- South Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Antes Fort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Grimesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Williamsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Faxon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Garden View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Garden View is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Alfarata
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Paintersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Mooresburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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 northeast)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Dewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watsontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Potts Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McEwensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sunbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Selinsgrove Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Turbotville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Asherton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Keefers
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Mile Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Pfoutz Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Liverpool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Millerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Klingerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Penns Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kratzerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Globe Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Kreamer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Middleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coon Hunter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Paxtonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Hummels Wharf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shamokin Dam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Troxelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Freeburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Selinsgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Hill.
Cemeteries Near Forest Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Hill.
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 Forest Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Sierer Cemetery
- The Sierer Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143727 <2>
- Union Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stoltzfus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Luntz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Cedars Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Berlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Deer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Guier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Forest Hill had a population of 77 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Cowan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Rand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rand is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand
- Mifflinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mazeppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Vicksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Crossroads
- New Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lochiel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lochiel is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
- Swengel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swengel is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swengel
- Kelly Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kelly Point is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
- Hartleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Penns Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 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 Forest Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Hill.
Newspapers Published in Forest Hill ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Hill.
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 Forest Hill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lycoming County
- Mifflin County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Forest Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forest Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |