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 Mayfair (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 Mayfair. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Mayfair is located in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County: Columbia, Dauphin, Lycoming, Montour, Schuylkill, Snyder & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Mayfair. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mayfair:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Mayfair)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfair, with the one closest to Mayfair listed first.
- Reed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Snydertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Marion Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Elysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kulpmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rushtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Farnsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Bear Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Edgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Shamokin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trevorton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keefers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Berks County
- Meckville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfair, with the one closest to Mayfair listed first.
- Grovania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Catawissa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Numidia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Rupert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Newlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Buckhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Fernville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Locustdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aristes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfair, with the one closest to Mayfair listed first.
- Erdman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Gratz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pillow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lykens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Elizabethville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Rife
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Carsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfair, with the one closest to Mayfair listed first.
- Knousetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfair, with the one closest to Mayfair listed first.
- Gold Mine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Lickdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfair, with the one closest to Mayfair listed first.
- Newtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- East Berwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- New Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Tomhicken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Sybertsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Register
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Waterton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfair, with the one closest to Mayfair listed first.
- Muncy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Unityville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Biggerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Muncy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Richarts Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Beaver Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lungerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfair, with the one closest to Mayfair listed first.
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfair, with the one closest to Mayfair listed first.
- Liverpool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfair, with the one closest to Mayfair listed first.
- Pitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Haas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Klingerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Valley View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hegins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Beurys Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Fountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfair, with the one closest to Mayfair listed first.
- Hummels Wharf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shamokin Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Dundore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Freeburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Kreamer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hoffer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- McKees Half Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Globe Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayfair, with the one closest to Mayfair listed first.
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- New Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Allenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Millmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mayfair, see our County-by-County Page for Mayfair.
Cemeteries Near Mayfair ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayfair.
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 Mayfair - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mayfair covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mayfair, with the one closest to Mayfair listed first.
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shamokin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharp Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kase Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Pomfret Manor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Manor Cemetery
- The Pomfret Manor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pompret Manor Cemetery
- Lantz Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Mayfair in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mayfair.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mayfair, with the one closest to Mayfair listed first.
- Deibler
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deibler is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibler
- Yordy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Yordy is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yordy
- Paxinos
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Snydertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Stonington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Cabel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cabel is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabel
- Rushtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Seven Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Points is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Points
- Farnsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Kulps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kulps is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulps
- Elysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Union Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Klines Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Grove is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Grove
- Trevorton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mayfair. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mayfair.
Newspapers Published in Mayfair ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayfair.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayfair, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mayfair.
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 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 Mayfair:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder 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 Mayfair, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mayfair) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |