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 Franklin Furnace (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 Franklin Furnace. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Franklin Furnace is located in Montour 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 Montour County: Columbia, Lycoming & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Franklin Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Franklin Furnace:
- Montour County (The home county of Franklin Furnace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Furnace, with the one closest to Franklin Furnace listed first.
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Washingtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Furnace, with the one closest to Franklin Furnace listed first.
- Grovania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Jerseytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Buckhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Fernville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Rupert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Eyers Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Mordansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Bloomsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Catawissa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Iola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welliversville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Furnace, with the one closest to Franklin Furnace listed first.
- Erdman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Pillow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gratz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Loyalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Lykens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Furnace, with the one closest to Franklin Furnace listed first.
- East Berwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Mountain Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- New Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Nescopeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clarks View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Register
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Beach Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Fairmount Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Huntington Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Harveyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Mossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Pleasant Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Furnace, with the one closest to Franklin Furnace listed first.
- Lairdsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Muncy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unityville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Muncy
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Richarts Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Maple Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- 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
- Lungerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Montoursville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- South Williamsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Furnace, with the one closest to Franklin Furnace listed first.
- Chulasky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rushtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Snydertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Potts Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Keefers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Turbotville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- McEwensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Furnace, with the one closest to Franklin Furnace listed first.
- Pitman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Ferndale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Klingerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fountain Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Beurys Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Girardville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Furnace, with the one closest to Franklin Furnace listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Selinsgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Kreamer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Globe Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Penns Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Port Trevorton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Middleburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pallas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Furnace, with the one closest to Franklin Furnace 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Long Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Eagles Mere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin Furnace, with the one closest to Franklin Furnace listed first.
- New Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Lewisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Linntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Allenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- New Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mifflinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Millmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hartleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Franklin Furnace, see our County-by-County Page for Franklin Furnace.
Cemeteries Near Franklin Furnace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franklin Furnace.
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 Franklin Furnace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Franklin Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Franklin Furnace, with the one closest to Franklin Furnace listed first.
- Brights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kase Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Billmeyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chillisquaque Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sharp Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Franklin Furnace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Franklin Furnace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin Furnace, with the one closest to Franklin Furnace listed first.
- Mausdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mausdale is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mausdale
- Chulasky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Kipps Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kipps Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps Run
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Cameron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Washingtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Boyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Strawberry Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
- Wolverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolverton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
- Rushtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Klines Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Klines Grove is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Grove
- Dieffenbach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dieffenbach is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieffenbach
- Ottawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Franklin Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklin Furnace.
Newspapers Published in Franklin Furnace ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklin Furnace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Franklin Furnace, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Franklin Furnace.
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 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 Franklin Furnace:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montour County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming 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> | 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 Franklin Furnace, 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- Franklin Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |