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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 Mechanicsville (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 Mechanicsville. 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 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.

Mechanicsville is located in Montour County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montour County: Columbia, Lycoming & Northumberland.

Below are the counties that are near Mechanicsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mechanicsville:

  • Montour County     (The home county of Mechanicsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Danville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mooresburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
      • Mooresburg is located in Montour County
    • Washingtonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
      • Washingtonville is located in Montour County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Exchange
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
      • Exchange is located in Montour County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Grovania
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
      • Grovania is located in Columbia County
    • Rupert
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Columbia County
    • Buckhorn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
    • Catawissa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fernville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
      • Fernville is located in Columbia County
    • Bloomsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jerseytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerseytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
      • Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
    • Queen City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Columbia County
    • Espy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
      • Espy is located in Columbia County
    • Eyers Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
      • Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Lightstreet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
      • Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
    • Slabtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Erdman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
      • Erdman is located in Dauphin County
    • Gratz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pillow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillow
      • Pillow is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillow <1>
    • Williamstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Dauphin County
    • Berrysburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyalton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
      • Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
    • Lykens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Elizabethville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethville
      • Elizabethville is located in Dauphin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethville <1>
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Mountain Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
      • Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
    • East Berwick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
      • East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
    • Nescopeck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
      • Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <1>
    • New Columbus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
      • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Beach Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
      • Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
    • Register
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Luzerne County
    • Clarks View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
      • Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
    • Waterton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
      • Waterton is located in Luzerne County
    • Fairmount Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
      • Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
    • Harveyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
      • Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
    • Huntington Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Newtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Lairdsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
      • Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
    • Unityville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Biggerstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
      • Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
    • Muncy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <1>
    • Richarts Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
      • Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
    • Lungerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
      • Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
    • Muncy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
    • Montoursville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
      • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <1>
    • Faxon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
      • Faxon is located in Lycoming County
    • South Williamsport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Duboistown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duboistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
      • Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Williamsport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Riverside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <1>
    • Chulasky
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chulasky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
      • Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
    • Elysburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysburg
      • Elysburg is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysburg <1>
    • Marion Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
      • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
    • Snydertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snydertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
      • Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Kulpmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
      • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <1>
    • Keefers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keefers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
      • Keefers is located in Northumberland County
    • Bear Gap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
      • Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
    • Potts Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Edgewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
    • Marshallton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
      • Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
    • Natalie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
      • Natalie is located in Northumberland County
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Pitman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ashland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lavelle - Locustdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
      • Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
    • Lavelle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferndale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
      • Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
    • Ringtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringtown
      • Ringtown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringtown <1>
    • Rough and Ready
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
      • Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
    • Fountain Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
      • Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
    • Gordon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Beurys Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beurys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
      • Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
    • Girardville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girardville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girardville
      • Girardville is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girardville <1>
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Shamokin Dam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamokin Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin Dam
      • Shamokin Dam is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin Dam <1>
    • Hummels Wharf
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummels Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummels Wharf
      • Hummels Wharf is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummels Wharf <1>
    • Kratzerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kratzerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
      • Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
    • Selinsgrove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
      • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <1>
    • Dundore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
      • Dundore is located in Snyder County
    • Kreamer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kreamer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreamer
      • Kreamer is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kreamer <1>
    • Freeburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
      • Freeburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Globe Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
      • Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
    • Port Trevorton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pallas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
      • Pallas is located in Snyder County
    • Penns Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penns Creek
      • Penns Creek is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penns Creek <1>
    • Middleburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <1>
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Long Brook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
      • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
    • Eagles Mere
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Lewisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • New Columbia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • West Milton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
      • West Milton is located in Union County
    • Linntown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
      • Linntown is located in Union County
    • Allenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • New Berlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <1>
    • Alvira ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
      • Alvira is located in Union County
      • Former name for Alvira:
      • Wisetown
    • Mifflinburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
      • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <1>
    • Red Bank
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Union County
    • Millmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
      • Millmont is located in Union County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millmont <1>
    • Hartleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
      • Hartleton is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mechanicsville, see our County-by-County Page for Mechanicsville.

Newspapers Published in Mechanicsville ...

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 Mechanicsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mechanicsville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mechanicsville.

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 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 Mechanicsville:

Cemeteries Near Mechanicsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mechanicsville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mechanicsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.

  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Old St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Kase Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
  • Sharp Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Ridge Cemetery
  • Brights Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brights Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rosemont Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomsburg.
    • The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Rosemont Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemont Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641294 <6>
  • Continue List   (166 more) ...
    • Northumberland Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Billmeyer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billmeyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billmeyer Cemetery
    • St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<7>

While we didn't find Mechanicsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mechanicsville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.

  • Danville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Riverside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <1>
  • Boyd
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Northumberland County
  • Mausdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mausdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mausdale
    • Mausdale is located in Montour County
  • Chulasky
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chulasky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
    • Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
  • Kipps Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kipps Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps Run
    • Kipps Run is located in Northumberland County
  • Rushtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
    • Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
  • Union Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
    • Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
  • Rupert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
    • Rupert is located in Columbia County
  • Buckhorn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
  • Cameron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Northumberland County
  • Klines Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klines Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Grove
    • Klines Grove is located in Northumberland County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Deibler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deibler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibler
      • Deibler is located in Northumberland County
    • Reed
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Northumberland County
    • Catawissa
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Mechanicsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mechanicsville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mechanicsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montour County: www.montourco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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- Mechanicsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mechanicsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9665, Longitude: -76.5871    
<6>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.
<7>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 Mechanicsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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