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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Loyalsock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Loyalsock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Loyalsock, please Contact Us.
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 Loyalsock (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 Loyalsock. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Loyalsock is historic, it would have been located within present day Lycoming 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 Lycoming County: Bradford, Clinton, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Loyalsock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loyalsock:
- Lycoming County (The home county of Loyalsock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyalsock, with the one closest to Loyalsock listed first.
- Montoursville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Muncy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Maple Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Faxon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Muncy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Williamsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williamsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warrensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warrensville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Duboistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Garden View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garden View is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
- Newberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Fairlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyalsock, with the one closest to Loyalsock listed first.
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Minnequa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Centre County
- Livonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyalsock, with the one closest to Loyalsock listed first.
- Rauchtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Avis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McElhattan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Loganton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Youngdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Dunnstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Greenburr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Castanea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Swissdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Swissdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
- Lock Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rote
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Flemington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyalsock, with the one closest to Loyalsock listed first.
- Iola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Jerseytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Millville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coles Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Eyers Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Welliversville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Mordansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Waller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Rohrsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Buckhorn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Luzerne County
- Fairmount Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyalsock, with the one closest to Loyalsock listed first.
- Exchange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mooresburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyalsock, with the one closest to Loyalsock listed first.
- Dewart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Watsontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McEwensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turbotville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Potts Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chulasky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Northumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sunbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rushtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Keefers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Snydertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyalsock, with the one closest to Loyalsock listed first.
- Kratzerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Penns Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shamokin Dam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hummels Wharf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Globe Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Kreamer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Selinsgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyalsock, with the one closest to Loyalsock listed first.
- Ogdonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Beech Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Hillsgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sonestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Mere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Long Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Piatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Laporte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyalsock, with the one closest to Loyalsock listed first.
- East Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Point is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Ogdensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Hartsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
- Sebring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sebring is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
- Gleason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loyalsock, with the one closest to Loyalsock listed first.
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Allenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Mazeppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Lewisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Linntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Red Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Mifflinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hartleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loyalsock, see our County-by-County Page for Loyalsock.
Cemeteries Near Loyalsock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loyalsock.
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 Loyalsock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loyalsock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loyalsock, with the one closest to Loyalsock listed first.
- Montoursville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twin Hills Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ohey Sholem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christ Lutheran Stone Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. James Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Muncy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Muncy Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Muncy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45578 <3>
- Continue List (123 more) ...
- Mosquito Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alvira Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northwest of Allenwood.
- The Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Washington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46586 <3>
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.
Loyalsock itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 826 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loyalsock, with the one closest to Loyalsock listed first.
- Montoursville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Saegers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saegers is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegers
- Muncy Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Muncy Station is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy Station
- Farragut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Farragut is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
- Muncy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pennsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pennsdale is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsdale
- Williamsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Williamsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Warrensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warrensville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Duboistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Allenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dewart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loyalsock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loyalsock.
Newspapers Published in Loyalsock ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loyalsock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loyalsock, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loyalsock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Loyalsock:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lycoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan County
- Tioga County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Loyalsock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Loyalsock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |