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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 Laporte (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 Laporte. 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.

Name Variations for Laporte ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Laport.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Laporte is located in Sullivan County and is the County Seat.

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 Sullivan County: Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming & Wyoming.

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

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Laporte)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laporte, with the one closest to Laporte listed first.
    • Overton
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Overton
      • From Laporte to Overton
    • Laddsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
      • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laddsburg
      • From Laporte to Laddsburg
    • New Albany
      (12 miles [19.3 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 <2>
    • Evergreen
      (14 miles [22.5 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evergreen
      • From Laporte to Evergreen
    • New Era
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmot
      (15 miles [24.1 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmot
      • From Laporte to Wilmot
    • Long Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
      • Long Valley is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Long Valley
      • From Laporte to Long Valley
    • Marshview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marshview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
      • Marshview is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marshview
      • From Laporte to Marshview
    • Franklindale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Monroeton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Homets Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laporte, with the one closest to Laporte listed first.
    • Jamison City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
    • Waller
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Jackson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Benton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Coles Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Iola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Millville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rohrsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Stillwater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Zaner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jonestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
      • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laporte, with the one closest to Laporte listed first.
    • Ricketts ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ricketts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ricketts
      • From Laporte to Ricketts
    • Red Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Rock
      • From Laporte to Red Rock
    • Fairmount Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mossville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarks View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rittenhouse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rittenhouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
      • Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rittenhouse
      • From Laporte to Rittenhouse
    • Pleasant Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Harveyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Register
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Register. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Register
      • From Laporte to Register
    • New Columbus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
      • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Huntington Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lycoming County
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laporte, with the one closest to Laporte listed first.
    • Gleason
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleason. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Tioga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gleason
      • From Laporte to Gleason
    • Ogdensburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogdensburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ogdensburg
      • From Laporte to Ogdensburg
    • Fallbrook ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Union County
  • Wyoming County

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

Cemeteries Near Laporte ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laporte.

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

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

  • Millview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warburton Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warburton Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warburton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Vladimirs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vladimirs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vladimirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fincke Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fincke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fincke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Junk Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Junk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Junk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Gabriel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (163 more) ...
    • Green Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gordner Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jackson Twp. Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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 Laporte had a population of 375 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Laporte had a population of 297 people.

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

  • Long Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
    • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Long Brook
    • From Laporte to Long Brook
  • Nordmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordmont
    • Nordmont is located in Sullivan County
  • Eagles Mere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sonestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bernice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bernice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Bernice is located in Sullivan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bernice
    • From Laporte to Bernice
  • Muncy Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Millview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
    • Millview is located in Sullivan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millview
    • From Laporte to Millview
  • Forksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
    • Forksville is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forksville <2>
  • Beech Glen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech Glen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
    • Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Beech Glen
    • From Laporte to Beech Glen
  • Lopez
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lopez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
    • Lopez is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lopez <2>
  • Dushore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Estella
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estella have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
      • Estella is located in Sullivan County
    • North Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Campbellville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellville
      • Campbellville is located in Sullivan County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Laporte ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laporte.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Laporte. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Laporte and those printed in the larger area surrounding Laporte.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5> of Laporte.

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 helpful 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 Laporte:

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty-pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laporte) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laporte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4241, Longitude: -76.4941    
<6>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.
<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 Laporte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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