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 Laubach (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 Laubach. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Laubach 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 Laubach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laubach:
- Columbia County (The home county of Laubach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laubach, with the one closest to Laubach listed first.
- Jamison City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Stillwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coles Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Rohrsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Zaner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Jonestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Iola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laubach, with the one closest to Laubach listed first.
- Laddsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Overton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- New Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wilmot
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Evergreen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- New Era
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Sugar Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Long Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Marshview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Wyalusing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Homets Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laubach, with the one closest to Laubach listed first.
- Fairmount Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Mossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Clarks View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Rittenhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Harveyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- New Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Register
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Huntington Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laubach, with the one closest to Laubach listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Biggerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lungerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Unityville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lairdsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Muncy
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Muncy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Proctor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wallis Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Montoursville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laubach, with the one closest to Laubach listed first.
- Exchange
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(25 miles [40.2 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 Laubach, with the one closest to Laubach listed first.
- Turbotville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McEwensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Watsontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dewart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Potts Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Reed
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laubach, with the one closest to Laubach listed first.
- Nuremberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ferndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Oneida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Ringtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sheppton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Krebs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Girard Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laubach, with the one closest to Laubach listed first.
- Long Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Beech Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Eagles Mere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shinerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Forksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Millview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Hillsgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laubach, with the one closest to Laubach listed first.
- Allenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Laubach, with the one closest to Laubach listed first.
- Noxen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Forkston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Stowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Evans Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Jenks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Jenningsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Mehoopany Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Laceyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laubach, see our County-by-County Page for Laubach.
Cemeteries Near Laubach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laubach.
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 Laubach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laubach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laubach, with the one closest to Laubach listed first.
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- Raven Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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<3> 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 <2>
- Pine Center UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graveyard Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Broadway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gordner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lemon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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<3> 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 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Laubach had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laubach, with the one closest to Laubach listed first.
- Coles Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coles Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Creek
- Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Waller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Elk Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Jamison City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Cambra
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Derrs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Derrs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrs
- Unityville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stillwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Register
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Harveyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laubach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laubach.
Newspapers Published in Laubach ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laubach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laubach, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laubach.
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 Laubach:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laubach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Laubach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |