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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 Freeburg (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 Freeburg. 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 doctors 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.

Freeburg is located in Snyder County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Snyder County: Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Freeburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Freeburg:

  • Snyder County     (The home county of Freeburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
    • Kreamer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kreamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreamer
      • Kreamer is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kreamer <2>
    • Pallas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
      • Pallas is located in Snyder County
    • Selinsgrove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
      • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <2>
    • Globe Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Globe Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
      • Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
    • Dundore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
      • Dundore is located in Snyder County
    • Mount Pleasant Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shadle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
      • Shadle is located in Snyder County
    • Port Trevorton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Middleburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <2>
    • Hoffer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoffer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
      • Hoffer is located in Snyder County
    • Aline
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
      • Aline is located in Snyder County
    • Coon Hunter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
      • Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
  • Allegheny County
    • Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
    • Livonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Livonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Centre County
    • Woodward
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Fiedler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiedler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
      • Fiedler is located in Centre County
    • Ingleby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
      • Ingleby is located in Centre County
    • Aaronsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aaronsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaronsburg
      • Aaronsburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aaronsburg <2>
    • Coburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Rebersburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Millheim
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <2>
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
    • Greenburr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
      • Greenburr is located in Clinton County
    • Loganton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
      • Loganton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganton <2>
    • Rauchtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
      • Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
    • Tylersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
      • Tylersville is located in Clinton County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
    • Grovania
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
      • Grovania is located in Columbia County
    • Queen City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Columbia County
    • Buckhorn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
    • Catawissa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rupert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rupert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Columbia County
    • Locustdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustdale
      • Locustdale is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustdale <2>
    • Numidia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
      • Numidia is located in Columbia County
    • Slabtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
    • Fernville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
      • Fernville is located in Columbia County
    • Jerseytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerseytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
      • Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
    • Newlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
      • Newlin is located in Columbia County
    • Bloomsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
    • Paxton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Dauphin County
    • Pillow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillow
      • Pillow is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillow <2>
    • Berrysburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Millersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <2>
    • Rife
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
      • Rife is located in Dauphin County
    • Erdman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
      • Erdman is located in Dauphin County
    • Gratz
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elizabethville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Loyalton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
      • Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
    • Fisherville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fisherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
      • Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
    • Lykens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Dayton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Dauphin County
  • Juniata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
    • Knousetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
      • Knousetown is located in Juniata County
    • Richfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Seven Stars
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
      • Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
    • Swales
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
      • Swales is located in Juniata County
    • McAlisterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAlisterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlisterville
      • McAlisterville is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlisterville <2>
    • Thompsontown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
      • Locust Run is located in Juniata County
    • Mexico
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
      • Mexico is located in Juniata County
    • Mifflin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Mifflintown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Port
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
      • Old Port is located in Juniata County
    • Port Royal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
    • Green Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
      • Green Point is located in Lebanon County
    • Murray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Lebanon County
    • Fort Indiantown Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
      • Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
    • Inwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Lebanon County
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
    • Collomsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collomsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
      • Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
    • Maple Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
    • Alfarata
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfarata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
    • Paintersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paintersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
      • Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
  • Montour County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
    • Mooresburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
      • Mooresburg is located in Montour County
    • Danville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mechanicsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
    • Washingtonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
      • Washingtonville is located in Montour County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Exchange
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
      • Exchange is located in Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
    • Selinsgrove Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selinsgrove Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
      • Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
    • Asherton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asherton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
      • Asherton is located in Northumberland County
    • Herndon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <2>
    • Mandata
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mandata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
      • Mandata is located in Northumberland County
    • Mile Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
      • Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
    • Augustaville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
      • Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
    • Sunbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
      • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <2>
    • Malta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Malta is located in Northumberland County
    • Northumberland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Farnsworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farnsworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
      • Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
    • Trevorton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevorton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevorton
      • Trevorton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevorton <2>
    • Keefers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keefers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
      • Keefers is located in Northumberland County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
    • Liverpool
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <2>
    • Reward
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
      • Reward is located in Perry County
    • Millerstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bailey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Perry County
    • New Buffalo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
      • New Buffalo is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Newport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Duncannon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
      • Duncannon is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <2>
    • Rose Glen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
      • Rose Glen is located in Perry County
    • Blain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain
      • Blain is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blain <2>
    • Cove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Cove is located in Perry County
    • Mecks Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
      • Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
    • Eshcol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
      • Eshcol is located in Perry County
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
    • Klingerstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klingerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingerstown
      • Klingerstown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klingerstown <2>
    • Rough and Ready
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
      • Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
    • Pitman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Valley View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Haas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
      • Haas is located in Schuylkill County
    • Tower City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hegins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Orwin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
      • Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
    • Fountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
    • Keffers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
      • Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
    • Joliett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
      • Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
    • Donaldson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Schuylkill County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
    • Dry Valley Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dry Valley Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley Crossroads
      • Dry Valley Crossroads is located in Union County
    • New Berlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <2>
    • Mifflinburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
      • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <2>
    • Linntown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
      • Linntown is located in Union County
    • Millmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
      • Millmont is located in Union County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millmont <2>
    • Lewisburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hartleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
      • Hartleton is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Red Bank
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Union County
    • Glen Iron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
      • Glen Iron is located in Union County
    • Laurelton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
      • Laurelton is located in Union County
    • West Milton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
      • West Milton is located in Union County
    • New Columbia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Freeburg, see our County-by-County Page for Freeburg.

Cemeteries Near Freeburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freeburg.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Freeburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Globe Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Globe Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Globe Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Aline UMC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aline UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Aline UMC Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Aline
    • The Aline UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Aline Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133768 <4>
  • Herndon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Arbogast Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Hassingers Old Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • New Berlin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Freeburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Freeburg.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.

  • Verdilla
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdilla
    • Verdilla is located in Snyder County
  • Kantz
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kantz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kantz
    • Kantz is located in Snyder County
  • Pallas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
    • Pallas is located in Snyder County
  • Kreamer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kreamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreamer
    • Kreamer is located in Snyder County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kreamer <2>
  • Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Snyder County
  • Mount Pleasant Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shadle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
    • Shadle is located in Snyder County
  • Dundore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
    • Dundore is located in Snyder County
  • Fishers Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Ferry
    • Fishers Ferry is located in Northumberland County
  • Selinsgrove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
    • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <2>
  • Globe Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Globe Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
    • Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
  • Chapman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Chapman is located in Snyder County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Port Trevorton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Selinsgrove Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selinsgrove Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
      • Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
    • Middleburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Freeburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freeburg.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Freeburg ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freeburg.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Freeburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Freeburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Freeburg.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6> of Freeburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Freeburg:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freeburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Snyder County: www.snydercounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Freeburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Freeburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freeburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7640, Longitude: -76.9375       In this case, the coordinates for Freeburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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