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 Galilee (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 Galilee. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Galilee is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Broome (NY), Delaware (NY), Sullivan (NY), Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near Galilee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Galilee:
- Wayne County (The home county of Galilee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galilee, with the one closest to Galilee listed first.
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Milanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Boyds Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Siko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siko is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
- Carley Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carley Brook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
- Dyberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dyberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
- Tanners Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls
- High Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- High Lake is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
- Laurella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laurella is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aldenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aldenville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galilee, with the one closest to Galilee listed first.
- Simpson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vandling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vandling is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Carbondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cortez
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cortez is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Mayfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jermyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Archbald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Scott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scott is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Drinker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- East Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Green Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galilee, with the one closest to Galilee listed first.
- Masthope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Masthope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Westcolang
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Kimble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kimble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Rowland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Lackawaxen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paupack
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parkers Glen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Blooming Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Lords Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ledgedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galilee, with the one closest to Galilee listed first.
- Forest City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Union Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burnwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
- Ararat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ararat is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brandt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brandt is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- North Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
- Royal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- South Gibson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Broome County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galilee, with the one closest to Galilee listed first.
- Deposit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Summit is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
- Delaware County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galilee, with the one closest to Galilee listed first.
- Pea Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pea Brook is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
- Rock Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Valley is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Chiloway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chiloway is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
- Cooks Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
- Hancock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cadosia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cadosia is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
- Horton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Peakville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peakville is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
- Butternut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
- Harvard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harvard is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Gregorytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gregorytown is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
- Shinhopple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orange County (NY)
- Paradise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sullivan County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galilee, with the one closest to Galilee listed first.
- Callicoon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cochecton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hortonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hankins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Eddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Falls Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- North Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cochecton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Narrowsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Acidalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acidalia is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
- Briscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Briscoe is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Galilee, see our County-by-County Page for Galilee.
Cemeteries Near Galilee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Galilee.
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 Galilee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Galilee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Galilee, with the one closest to Galilee listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bolkcom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Cochecton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Lucys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Huntington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nearing Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bauernfeind Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauernfeind Cemetery
- The Bauernfeind Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bauerfeind Cemetery
- Layton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Dorrer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Basket Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Dyberry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Galilee had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Galilee, with the one closest to Galilee listed first.
- West Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Damascus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Damascus
- Tyler Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rileyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rileyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileyville
- Girdland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Girdland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdland
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cochecton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Callicoon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Milanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Boyds Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Hankins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siko is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Torrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Torrey is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey
- Mileses
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mileses is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileses
- Long Eddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Galilee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Galilee.
Newspapers Published in Galilee ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Galilee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Galilee, 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 Galilee.
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 Galilee:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lackawanna County
- Pike County
- Susquehanna County
- Broome County
- Delaware County
- Orange County
- Sullivan 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> | 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 Galilee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Galilee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |