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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 Lairdsville (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 Lairdsville. 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.

Lairdsville is located in Lycoming 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 Lycoming County: Bradford, Clinton, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga & Union.

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

  • Lycoming County     (The home county of Lairdsville)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lairdsville, with the one closest to Lairdsville listed first.
    • Overton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Overton
      • From Lairdsville to Overton
    • Laddsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laddsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
      • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laddsburg
      • From Lairdsville to Laddsburg
    • New Albany
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
      • New Albany is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <1>
    • Evergreen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evergreen
      • From Lairdsville to Evergreen
    • Long Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Wilmot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmot
      • From Lairdsville to Wilmot
    • West Leroy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • New Era
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lairdsville, with the one closest to Lairdsville listed first.
    • Coles Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Iola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Millville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Waller
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
      • Waller is located in Columbia County
    • Jerseytown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eyers Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
      • Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Rohrsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rohrsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
      • Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Welliversville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mordansville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Luzerne County
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lairdsville, with the one closest to Lairdsville listed first.
    • Turbotville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbotville
      • Turbotville is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbotville <1>
    • McEwensville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dewart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Watsontown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Milton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
    • Potts Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Chulasky
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chulasky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
      • Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chulasky
      • From Lairdsville to Chulasky
    • Riverside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <1>
    • Rushtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
      • Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rushtown
      • From Lairdsville to Rushtown
    • Snydertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snydertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
      • Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Elysburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysburg
      • Elysburg is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysburg <1>
    • Keefers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keefers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
      • Keefers is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keefers
      • From Lairdsville to Keefers
  • Schuylkill County
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lairdsville, with the one closest to Lairdsville listed first.
    • Shamokin Dam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Hummels Wharf
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummels Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummels Wharf
      • Hummels Wharf is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummels Wharf <1>
    • Kratzerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kratzerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
      • Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
  • Sullivan County
  • Union County

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

Cemeteries Near Lairdsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lairdsville.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lairdsville, with the one closest to Lairdsville 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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lairdsville had a population of 700 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Moreland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Moreland is located in Lycoming County
  • Pine Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Summit
    • Pine Summit is located in Columbia County
  • Unityville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • North Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
    • North Mountain is located in Lycoming County
  • Strawbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge
    • Strawbridge is located in Lycoming County
  • Glen Mawr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Mawr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mawr
    • Glen Mawr is located in Lycoming County
  • Beech Glen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tivoli
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
    • Tivoli is located in Lycoming County
  • White Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Montour County
  • Iola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sereno
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sereno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
    • Sereno is located in Columbia County
  • Muncy Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy Valley
    • Muncy Valley is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy Valley <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Lairdsville ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lairdsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lairdsville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lairdsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lairdsville:

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

The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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>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.
<5>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.
<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- Lairdsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lairdsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2308, Longitude: -76.6109    
<7>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 Lairdsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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