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 Kulp (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 Kulp. 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.
Kulp 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 Kulp. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kulp:
- Columbia County (The home county of Kulp)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kulp, with the one closest to Kulp listed first.
- Newlin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Numidia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Shumans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Queen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Mainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Aristes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Catawissa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Almedia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Lime Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Espy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Locustdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kulp, with the one closest to Kulp listed first.
- Schubert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meckville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Strausstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Quaker City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Shartlesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Ededburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Hamburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kulp, with the one closest to Kulp listed first.
- Tresckow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Beaver Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Lansford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Summit Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Weatherly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nesquehoning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kulp, with the one closest to Kulp listed first.
- Erdman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Gratz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lykens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pillow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kulp, with the one closest to Kulp listed first.
- Gold Mine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Inwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kulp, with the one closest to Kulp listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Nescopeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Tomhicken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Beach Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Sybertsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conyngham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Newtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- West Hazleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- New Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Waterton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Harleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kulp, with the one closest to Kulp listed first.
- Unityville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Biggerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lairdsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Lungerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Beaver Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Muncy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kulp, with the one closest to Kulp listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kulp, with the one closest to Kulp listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Natalie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Alaska
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Bear Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Locust Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Elysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kulpmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Marshallton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Reed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Gowen City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kulp, with the one closest to Kulp listed first.
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raven Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fountain Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Girardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lost Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Shenandoah Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
- Brandonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Englewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Frackville Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frackville Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville Junction
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kulp, with the one closest to Kulp listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dundore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Kratzerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Port Trevorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kulp, with the one closest to Kulp listed first.
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Linntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- New Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kulp, see our County-by-County Page for Kulp.
Cemeteries Near Kulp ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kulp.
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 Kulp - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kulp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kulp, with the one closest to Kulp listed first.
- Kulp UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulp UMC Cemetery
- The Kulp UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kulp Cemetery
- Kulp Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987725 <2>
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roaring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hetherington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter & Paul Orthodox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Kulp in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kulp.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kulp, with the one closest to Kulp listed first.
- Newlin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Mill Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mill Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Numidia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Beaver Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Shumans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Mainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Wilburton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Centralia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raricks is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raricks
- Catawissa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Almedia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kulp. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kulp.
Newspapers Published in Kulp ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kulp.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kulp, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kulp.
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 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 Kulp:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland 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 Kulp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kulp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |