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 Goodville (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 Goodville. 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 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.
Goodville is located in Juniata 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 Juniata County: Huntingdon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry & Snyder.
Below are the counties that are near Goodville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goodville:
- Juniata County (The home county of Goodville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodville, with the one closest to Goodville listed first.
- Thompsontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- McAlisterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Knousetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Port Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Old Port
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Doyles Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodville, with the one closest to Goodville listed first.
- Ingleby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Woodward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Zerby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Aaronsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millheim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Potters Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Spring Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Livonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Fruittown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Rebersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodville, with the one closest to Goodville listed first.
- Greenburr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Tylersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodville, with the one closest to Goodville listed first.
- Westwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Caprivi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Middlesex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Schlusser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- New Kingstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Enola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- West Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sporting Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Wormleysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bears Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodville, with the one closest to Goodville listed first.
- Millersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Halifax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Rife
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Enders
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Berrysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elizabethville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dauphin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enterline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Pillow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stone Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Fort Hunter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodville, with the one closest to Goodville listed first.
- Paintersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Alfarata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Burnham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Highland Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Honey Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Juniata Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yeagertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lumber City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Milroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodville, with the one closest to Goodville listed first.
- Malta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mandata
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Herndon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Asherton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Selinsgrove Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Mile Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Augustaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Sunbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farnsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Trevorton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodville, with the one closest to Goodville listed first.
- Millerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Pfoutz Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Eshcol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Liverpool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ickesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Elliottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Mecks Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Rose Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- New Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodville, with the one closest to Goodville listed first.
- Klingerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rough and Ready
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Goodville, with the one closest to Goodville listed first.
- McClure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Beavertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Benfer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Middle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Aline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Bannerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Shadle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Troxelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Coon Hunter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Hoffer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodville, with the one closest to Goodville listed first.
- Pardee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Cherry Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Laurelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Millmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hartleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Mifflinburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Linntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goodville, see our County-by-County Page for Goodville.
Cemeteries Near Goodville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodville.
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 Goodville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goodville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goodville, with the one closest to Goodville listed first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thompson's Lock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Lock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thompson's Lock Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Thompsontown.
- The Thompson's Lock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thompson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46466 <2>
- Auker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marshal Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lantz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Locust Run Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Locust Run.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45311 <2>
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Koons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bull Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Pfoutz Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley Cemetery
- The Pfoutz Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pfoutz Valley UMC Cemetery
- Niemonds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemonds Cemetery
- The Niemonds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Susquehanna Valley Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244254 <2>
- Lauver Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Goodville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goodville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goodville, with the one closest to Goodville listed first.
- Maze
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maze is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze
- Thompsontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Salem is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem
- Millerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wardville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wardville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
- Dimmsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dimmsville is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmsville
- Cocolamus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cocolamus is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocolamus
- Swales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- McAlisterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Donnally Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Donnally Mills is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnally Mills
- Nekoda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nekoda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoda
- Evendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evendale is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evendale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Van Wert
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Van Wert is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Vandyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vandyke is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Reward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goodville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goodville.
Newspapers Published in Goodville ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goodville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Goodville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Juniata County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder 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 Goodville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goodville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |