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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 La Plume (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 La Plume. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

La Plume is located in Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County: Luzerne, Monroe, Susquehanna, Wayne & Wyoming.

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

  • Lackawanna County     (The home county of La Plume)
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Plume, with the one closest to La Plume listed first.
    • Dalton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Carpenter Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
      • Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
    • Glenburn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Waverly
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Craig
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • East Benton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Schultzville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clarks Green
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Clarks Summit
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Edella
      (5 miles [8 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
      • Edella is located in Lackawanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edella
      • From La Plume to Edella
    • Scott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Green Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
      • Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Green Grove
      • From La Plume to Green Grove
    • Justus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Plume, with the one closest to La Plume listed first.
    • Sugar Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Wyalusing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Wilmot
      (28 miles [45.1 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmot
      • From La Plume to Wilmot
    • Le Raysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Raysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Limehill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Homets Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Plume, with the one closest to La Plume listed first.
    • Orange
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Duryea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Avoca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Houston City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
      • Houston City is located in Luzerne County
    • Hughestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • West Pittston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Carverton
      (16 miles [25.7 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
      • Carverton is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carverton
      • From La Plume to Carverton
    • Dupont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Exeter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Langdon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Langdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
      • Langdon is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Langdon
      • From La Plume to Langdon
    • Pittston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Port Blanchard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kunkle
      (17 miles [27.4 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
      • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kunkle
      • From La Plume to Kunkle
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Plume, with the one closest to La Plume listed first.
    • Locust Lakes Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
      • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
    • Mount Pocono
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pocono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pocono
      • Mount Pocono is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pocono <1>
  • Pike County
  • Susquehanna County
  • Wayne County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from La Plume, with the one closest to La Plume listed first.
    • Factoryville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Nicholson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lake Winola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Wyoming County
    • Osterhout
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Marcy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
      • Marcy is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marcy
      • From La Plume to Marcy
    • South Eaton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Carey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Avery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avery
      • From La Plume to Avery
    • Lemon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
      • Lemon is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lemon
      • From La Plume to Lemon
    • Tunkhannock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Jenks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Vernon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near La Plume ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Plume.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that La Plume had a population of 253 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Dalton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Factoryville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Glenburn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
  • Wallsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallsville
    • Wallsville is located in Lackawanna County
  • Waverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fleetville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetville
    • Fleetville is located in Lackawanna County
  • Nicholson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Craig
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Schultzville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clarks Summit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Clarks Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    (5 miles [8 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
    • Edella is located in Lackawanna County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Edella
    • From La Plume to Edella
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in La Plume ...

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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Plume.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Plume, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La Plume.

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 La Plume:

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

The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 La Plume, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- La Plume) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Plume. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5566, Longitude: -75.7552    









 

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