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 Honeytown (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 Honeytown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Honeytown is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Honeytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Honeytown:
- Columbia County (The home county of Honeytown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeytown, with the one closest to Honeytown listed first.
- Jonestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Stillwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rohrsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Waller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Foundryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Orangeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Briar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Berwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeytown, with the one closest to Honeytown listed first.
- Laddsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Overton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Wilmot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- New Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeytown, with the one closest to Honeytown listed first.
- Coxes Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Tresckow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Beaver Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Weatherly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeytown, with the one closest to Honeytown listed first.
- New Columbus
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Register
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Huntington Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Clarks View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Harveyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Fairmount Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Mossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Rittenhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- East Berwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeytown, with the one closest to Honeytown listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Unityville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lungerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Lairdsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Beaver Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Muncy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Muncy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montgomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Proctor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeytown, with the one closest to Honeytown listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Exchange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mooresburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeytown, with the one closest to Honeytown listed first.
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Rushtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Turbotville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Mount Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Natalie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Reed
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Dooleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Kulpmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeytown, with the one closest to Honeytown listed first.
- Nuremberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Zion Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Ringtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sheppton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Krebs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Girard Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Raven Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Kelayres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeytown, with the one closest to Honeytown listed first.
- Long Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Beech Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Eagles Mere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Forksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeytown, with the one closest to Honeytown listed first.
- New Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Allenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeytown, with the one closest to Honeytown listed first.
- Noxen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Evans Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Forkston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Jenks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Stowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Jenningsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- South Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Honeytown, see our County-by-County Page for Honeytown.
Cemeteries Near Honeytown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Honeytown.
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 Honeytown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Honeytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Honeytown, with the one closest to Honeytown listed first.
- Belles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graveyard Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goss Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Huntington Mills.
- The Goss Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harveyville Cemetery
- Trescott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186549 <3>
- Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
- The St. Gabriel Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Garbiel's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #369311 <3>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lemon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lemon Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Greenwood.
- The Lemon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Christian Church Cemetery
- Greenwood Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977796 <3>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Honeytown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Honeytown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Honeytown, with the one closest to Honeytown listed first.
- New Columbus
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Stillwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Asbury is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Cambra
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zaner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Town Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
- Register
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Waterton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Huntington Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harveyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Clarks View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Coles Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coles Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Creek
- Evansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Honeytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Honeytown.
Newspapers Published in Honeytown ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Honeytown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Honeytown, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Honeytown.
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 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 Honeytown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan County
- Union County
- Wyoming 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> | 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- Honeytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Honeytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |