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 Lochiel (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 Lochiel. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Lochiel is located in Union 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 Union County: Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland & Snyder.
Below are the counties that are near Lochiel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lochiel:
- Union County (The home county of Lochiel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lochiel, with the one closest to Lochiel listed first.
- Mazeppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Lewisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Linntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- New Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- West Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- New Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hartleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lochiel, with the one closest to Lochiel listed first.
- Livonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Woodward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fiedler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Wolfs Store
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Ingleby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Rebersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aaronsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millheim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Madisonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Zerby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lochiel, with the one closest to Lochiel listed first.
- Rauchtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Loganton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greenburr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Tylersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Avis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McElhattan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Youngdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Rote
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Castanea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Lock Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lochiel, with the one closest to Lochiel listed first.
- Jerseytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Grovania
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Buckhorn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Eyers Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Catawissa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fernville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Mordansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Rupert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Iola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Welliversville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lochiel, with the one closest to Lochiel listed first.
- Pillow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Berrysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Erdman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Gratz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rife
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Elizabethville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Loyalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Lykens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lochiel, with the one closest to Lochiel listed first.
- Richfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knousetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Seven Stars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Swales
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- McAlisterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lochiel, with the one closest to Lochiel listed first.
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Collomsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Duboistown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- South Williamsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Muncy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Williamsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Faxon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Garden View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Garden View is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
- Grimesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
- Antes Fort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lochiel, with the one closest to Lochiel listed first.
- Mooresburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Exchange
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Mechanicsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lochiel, with the one closest to Lochiel listed first.
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Northumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Potts Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Watsontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McEwensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selinsgrove Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Asherton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Keefers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Mile Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Augustaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lochiel, with the one closest to Lochiel listed first.
- Pfoutz Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Liverpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Millerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lochiel, with the one closest to Lochiel listed first.
- Klingerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Pitman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Valley View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lochiel, with the one closest to Lochiel listed first.
- Kratzerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Penns Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shamokin Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Globe Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Kreamer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hummels Wharf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Selinsgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freeburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Coon Hunter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Paxtonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lochiel, see our County-by-County Page for Lochiel.
Cemeteries Near Lochiel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lochiel.
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 Lochiel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lochiel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lochiel, with the one closest to Lochiel listed first.
- Luntz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sierer Cemetery
- The Sierer Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143727 <2>
- Stoltzfus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Berlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Guier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Deer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Grandview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Lochiel had a population of 60 people in 1895 with no post office or railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lochiel, with the one closest to Lochiel listed first.
- Vicksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buffalo Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buffalo Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Crossroads
- Mazeppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kelly Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kelly Point is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
- Cowan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Chillisquaque
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chillisquaque is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillisquaque
- Montandon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forest Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Kratzerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Kapp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kapp is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapp
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lochiel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lochiel.
Newspapers Published in Lochiel ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lochiel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lochiel, 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 Lochiel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lochiel:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lochiel) 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 Lochiel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |