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 Lowell (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 Lowell. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lowell is located in Snyder 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 Snyder County: Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Lowell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lowell:
- Snyder County (The home county of Lowell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowell, with the one closest to Lowell listed first.
- McClure
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bannerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Middle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Beaver Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Benfer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Beavertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Troxelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Paxtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Coon Hunter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Penns Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowell, with the one closest to Lowell listed first.
- Ingleby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Woodward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Aaronsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millheim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zerby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Wolfs Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Penn Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Rebersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Livonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowell, with the one closest to Lowell listed first.
- Greenburr
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Tylersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Loganton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lamar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rote
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Abdera
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Salona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Cedar Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Mill Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rauchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Castanea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Flemington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowell, with the one closest to Lowell listed first.
- Paxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Millersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rife
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Berrysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pillow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fisherville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Halifax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enders
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Loyalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Enterline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Huntingdon County
- Ennisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowell, with the one closest to Lowell listed first.
- McAlisterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Richfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thompsontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Knousetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Seven Stars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Mifflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Port Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Old Port
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Lycoming County
- Collomsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowell, with the one closest to Lowell listed first.
- Alfarata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Paintersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Honey Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Burnham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Highland Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Yeagertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Juniata Terrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowell, with the one closest to Lowell listed first.
- Malta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Herndon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Asherton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Mandata
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Selinsgrove Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Mile Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Sunbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Northumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Augustaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowell, with the one closest to Lowell listed first.
- Millerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pfoutz Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Reward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Eshcol
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Ickesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Liverpool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Blain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elliottsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Kistler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Bixler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowell, with the one closest to Lowell listed first.
- Cherry Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Laurelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Hartleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lowell, see our County-by-County Page for Lowell.
Cemeteries Near Lowell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lowell.
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 Lowell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lowell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lowell, with the one closest to Lowell listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Adamsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belltown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Koons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beavertown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lauver Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- The Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Richfield Mennonite Cemetery
- Shelleys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44444 <2>
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Alfarata Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Niemonds Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemonds Cemetery
- The Niemonds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Susquehanna Valley Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244254 <2>
- Adams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lowell had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lowell, with the one closest to Lowell listed first.
- McClure
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Raubs Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Raubs Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raubs Mills
- Crossgrove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
- Bannerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Middle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Beaver Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Wagner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wagner is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
- Benfer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- McAlisterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Beavertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Troxelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Soradoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Soradoville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soradoville
- Shindle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shindle is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindle
- Cocolamus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cocolamus is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocolamus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lowell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lowell.
Newspapers Published in Lowell ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lowell, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lowell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lowell:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Snyder County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Dauphin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Lycoming County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Union 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> | 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 Lowell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lowell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |