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 McCarroll Corner (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 McCarroll Corner. 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.
Name Variations for McCarroll Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for McCarroll Corner: McCarroll Cor. (or less commonly used: McCarroll Crn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
McCarroll Corner is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near McCarroll Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCarroll Corner:
- Sullivan County (The home county of McCarroll Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCarroll Corner, with the one closest to McCarroll Corner listed first.
- Bernice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Long Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Sonestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Mere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Millview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Forksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Lincoln Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Hillsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCarroll Corner, with the one closest to McCarroll Corner listed first.
- Wilmot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Laddsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Sugar Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Era
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Wyalusing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- New Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Overton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Marshview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Homets Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Asylum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Limehill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Standing Stone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCarroll Corner, with the one closest to McCarroll Corner listed first.
- Jamison City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Stillwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coles Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Jonestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Zaner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Rohrsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Foundryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Iola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCarroll Corner, with the one closest to McCarroll Corner listed first.
- Milwaukee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Schultzville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- La Plume
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Old Forge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clarks Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moosic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Carpenter Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCarroll Corner, with the one closest to McCarroll Corner listed first.
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Red Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Loyalville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Mossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Harveys Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Pikes Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Rittenhouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Meeker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Bloomingdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Fairmount Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Kunkle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Lehman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCarroll Corner, with the one closest to McCarroll Corner listed first.
- Lungerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Richarts Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Biggerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Unityville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lairdsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Ellenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Proctor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCarroll Corner, with the one closest to McCarroll Corner listed first.
- Rushville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Auburn Four Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Springville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Elk Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Fairdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- South Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hop Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCarroll Corner, with the one closest to McCarroll Corner listed first.
- Stowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Forkston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Jenningsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Noxen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Evans Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Mehoopany Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Beaumont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Laceyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Skinners Eddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Jenks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Meshoppen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vosburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McCarroll Corner, see our County-by-County Page for McCarroll Corner.
Cemeteries Near McCarroll Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCarroll Corner.
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 McCarroll Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCarroll Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCarroll Corner, with the one closest to McCarroll Corner listed first.
- Junk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fincke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Vladimirs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Dushore.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bahr's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44827 <3>
- Lateer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bronson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kocher Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Flat Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey Street Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Carney Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Overfield Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Meshoppen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45720 <3>
- St. Joachim's Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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>
While we didn't find McCarroll Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCarroll Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCarroll Corner, with the one closest to McCarroll Corner listed first.
- Bellasylva
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bellasylva is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellasylva
- Colley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
- Lopez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kasson Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kasson Brook is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson Brook
- Lovelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelton
- Bernice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Cumiskey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumiskey is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumiskey
- Forkston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Dushore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Stull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stull is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Jenningsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Hollenback
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hollenback is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenback
- Ruggles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ruggles is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Noxen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCarroll Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCarroll Corner.
Newspapers Published in McCarroll Corner ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCarroll Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCarroll Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCarroll Corner.
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 McCarroll Corner:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Susquehanna County
- Wyoming 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- McCarroll Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 McCarroll Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |