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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 Lincoln Falls (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 Lincoln Falls. 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 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.

Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming & Wyoming.

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

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Lincoln Falls)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Falls, with the one closest to Lincoln Falls listed first.
    • Overton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Lincoln Falls to Overton
    • West Leroy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Long Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Albany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Laddsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Franklindale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnequa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnequa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
      • Minnequa is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Minnequa
      • From Lincoln Falls to Minnequa
    • Windfall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windfall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
      • Windfall is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Windfall
      • From Lincoln Falls to Windfall
    • Alba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Monroe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Monroe
      • From Lincoln Falls to Monroe
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Falls, with the one closest to Lincoln Falls listed first.
    • Jamison City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
    • Waller
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
      • Waller is located in Columbia County
    • Coles Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Iola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Millville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jerseytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Rohrsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rohrsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
      • Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Stillwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eyers Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
      • Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Falls, with the one closest to Lincoln Falls listed first.
    • Ricketts ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Lincoln Falls to Ricketts
    • Red Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Lincoln Falls to Red Rock
    • Fairmount Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mossville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarks View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rittenhouse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Register
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Lincoln Falls to Register
    • Bloomingdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Harveyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Lycoming County
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Falls, with the one closest to Lincoln Falls listed first.
    • Turbotville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Dewart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Tioga County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Falls, with the one closest to Lincoln Falls listed first.
    • Allenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvira ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alvira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
      • Alvira is located in Union County
      • Former name for Alvira:
      • Wisetown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alvira
      • From Lincoln Falls to Alvira
  • Wyoming County

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

Cemeteries Near Lincoln Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincoln Falls.

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

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

  • Millview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warburton Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Whipple Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whipple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whipple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beech Flats Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Flats Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Flats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Canton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Park Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (136 more) ...
    • Huntersville Trinity Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntersville Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntersville Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • North Union Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kellogg Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kellogg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kellogg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lincoln Falls had a population of 84 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Estella
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
    • Estella is located in Sullivan County
  • Eldredsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldredsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredsville
    • Eldredsville is located in Sullivan County
  • Forksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Millview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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 Lincoln Falls to Millview
  • Piatt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
    • Piatt is located in Sullivan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Piatt
    • From Lincoln Falls to Piatt
  • Shunk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shunk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunk
    • Shunk is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shunk <3>
  • Hillsgrove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbellville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellville
    • Campbellville is located in Sullivan County
  • Ogdonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ellenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
    • Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ellenton
    • From Lincoln Falls to Ellenton
  • Eagles Mere
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Overton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 Lincoln Falls to Overton
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Proctor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Barclay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barclay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Barclay is located in Bradford County
    • West Leroy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Lincoln Falls ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincoln Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lincoln Falls, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lincoln Falls.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Lincoln Falls:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lincoln Falls. 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Lincoln Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lincoln Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5171, Longitude: -76.6621       In this case, the coordinates for Lincoln Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Lincoln Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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