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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 Hillsdale (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 Hillsdale. 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 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.

Hillsdale is located in Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna County: Broome (NY), Tioga (NY), Bradford, Lackawanna, Wayne & Wyoming.

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

  • Susquehanna County     (The home county of Hillsdale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
    • Hop Bottom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
    • Lenoxville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
      • Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
    • Alford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
      • Alford is located in Susquehanna County
    • Elk Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
      • Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
    • Royal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Susquehanna County
    • South Gibson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • South Montrose
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn Four Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Auburn Four Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
      • Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
    • Montrose
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <1>
    • Tiffany
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
      • Tiffany is located in Susquehanna County
    • Gibson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Susquehanna County
    • Fairdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
    • Le Raysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Raysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
      • Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
    • Sugar Run
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
      • Sugar Run is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Run <1>
    • Wyalusing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • South Warren
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
      • South Warren is located in Bradford County
    • Herrickville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
      • Herrickville is located in Bradford County
    • South Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
      • South Hill is located in Bradford County
    • Limehill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
      • Limehill is located in Bradford County
    • Potterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
      • Potterville is located in Bradford County
    • Warren Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
      • Warren Center is located in Bradford County
    • Homets Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homets Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
      • Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
    • Wilmot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
    • Asylum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asylum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
      • Asylum is located in Bradford County
    • Allis Hollow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allis Hollow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
      • Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
    • La Plume
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
      • La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
    • Carpenter Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
      • Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
    • Dalton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
    • East Benton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
      • East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
    • Glenburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Craig
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
      • Craig is located in Lackawanna County
    • Scott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Lackawanna County
    • Tompkinsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tompkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
      • Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
    • Waverly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Schultzville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schultzville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
      • Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
    • Clarks Green
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
      • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
    • Edella
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
      • Edella is located in Lackawanna County
    • Clarks Summit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
      • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <1>
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
    • Orange
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in Luzerne County
    • Duryea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duryea
      • Duryea is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duryea <1>
    • Kunkle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kunkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
      • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
    • Avoca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
    • Carverton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carverton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
      • Carverton is located in Luzerne County
    • Exeter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <1>
    • Houston City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
      • Houston City is located in Luzerne County
    • Hughestown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
      • Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
    • Pittston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • West Pittston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dallas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Dupont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <1>
    • Harveys Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
      • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <1>
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
    • Forest City Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
      • Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
    • Wrighter Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrighter Corner
      • Wrighter Corner is located in Wayne County
    • Waymart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Poyntelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poyntelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County
    • Aldenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
      • Aldenville is located in Wayne County
    • Keen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
      • Keen is located in Wayne County
    • Starrucca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrucca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrucca
      • Starrucca is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starrucca <1>
    • South Canaan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Canaan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
      • South Canaan is located in Wayne County
    • Lakewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Prompton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
      • Prompton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Maplewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
      • Maplewood is located in Wayne County
    • Bethany
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <1>
    • Tanners Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tanners Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls
      • Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
    • Nicholson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Avery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Wyoming County
    • Factoryville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lemon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lemon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
      • Lemon is located in Wyoming County
    • Lake Carey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
      • Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
    • Marcy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
      • Marcy is located in Wyoming County
    • Dixon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Wyoming County
    • Lake Winola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tunkhannock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunkhannock
      • Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,674 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunkhannock <1>
    • Osterhout
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
      • Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
    • Vosburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vosburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
      • Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
    • Meshoppen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • South Eaton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Eaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
      • South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
  • Broome County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillsdale, with the one closest to Hillsdale listed first.
    • Corbettsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Conklin Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conklin Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Station
      • Conklin Station is located in Broome County (NY)
    • Hawleyton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
      • Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)
    • Conklin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Edson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edson
      • Edson is located in Broome County (NY)
    • Kirkwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Gulf Summit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gulf Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
      • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County (NY)
    • Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Broome County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
    • Binghamton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Brookvale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale
      • Brookvale is located in Broome County (NY)
    • Willow Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
      • Willow Point is located in Broome County (NY)
    • Vestal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Hillsdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillsdale.

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 Hillsdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Deckertown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deckertown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deckertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Button Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Button Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Button Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lathrop Squires Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Squiers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squiers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nicholson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dennis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45669 <4>
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stark Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pedrick - Thomas Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pedrick Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45743 <4>
    • Rosengrants Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosengrants Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosengrants Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lynn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Hillsdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hillsdale.

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

  • Hop Bottom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • West Nicholson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nicholson
    • West Nicholson is located in Wyoming County
  • Nicholson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Susquehanna County
  • Oakley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Oakley is located in Susquehanna County
  • Brooklyn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Susquehanna County
  • West Lenox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lenox
    • West Lenox is located in Susquehanna County
  • Kingsley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Kingsley is located in Susquehanna County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <1>
  • Lenox
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Lenox is located in Susquehanna County
  • Dimock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimock
    • Dimock is located in Susquehanna County
  • Tyler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
  • Springville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Springville is located in Susquehanna County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <1>
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    • Lynn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Lynn is located in Susquehanna County
    • Avery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Wyoming County
    • East Lemon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lemon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lemon
      • East Lemon is located in Wyoming County

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

Newspapers Published in Hillsdale ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillsdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillsdale, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillsdale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Hillsdale, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillsdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6842, Longitude: -75.8021       In this case, the coordinates for Hillsdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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