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 Mehoopany (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 Mehoopany. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mehoopany is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near Mehoopany. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mehoopany:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Mehoopany)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mehoopany, with the one closest to Mehoopany listed first.
- Mehoopany Station
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Vosburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Meshoppen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forkston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Jenningsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Tunkhannock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Carey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Marcy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Lemon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Laceyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Jenks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mehoopany, with the one closest to Mehoopany listed first.
- Sugar Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyalusing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- New Era
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Homets Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Limehill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Asylum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Marshview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Laddsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Le Raysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Herrickville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mehoopany, with the one closest to Mehoopany listed first.
- Jamison City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mehoopany, with the one closest to Mehoopany listed first.
- La Plume
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Schultzville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glenburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Milwaukee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Carpenter Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Clarks Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clarks Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Craig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- East Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Edella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edella is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edella
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mehoopany, with the one closest to Mehoopany listed first.
- Harveys Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kunkle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Orange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Loyalville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Back Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Dallas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Lehman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meeker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Pikes Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Carverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carverton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mehoopany, with the one closest to Mehoopany listed first.
- Lungerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Richarts Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mehoopany, with the one closest to Mehoopany listed first.
- Bernice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Dushore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shinerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Laporte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Millview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Eagles Mere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Forksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sonestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mehoopany, with the one closest to Mehoopany listed first.
- Auburn Four Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Elk Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Rushville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Fairdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Hop Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Alford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mehoopany, see our County-by-County Page for Mehoopany.
Cemeteries Near Mehoopany ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mehoopany.
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 Mehoopany - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mehoopany covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mehoopany, with the one closest to Mehoopany listed first.
- Carney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Joachim's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Overfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Prevost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keiserville - Vose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clark Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Meshoppen.
- The Clark Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lemon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45285 <3>
- Jackson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lacey Street Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Quicks Bend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Quimby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mehoopany had a population of 829 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mehoopany, with the one closest to Mehoopany listed first.
- Mehoopany Station
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- North Mehoopany
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Mehoopany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mehoopany
- Vosburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Scottsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Meshoppen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forkston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Jenningsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Lovelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lovelton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelton
- Lake Carey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Kasson Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson Brook is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson Brook
- Evans Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Marcy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lemon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Skinners Eddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Laceyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mehoopany. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mehoopany.
Newspapers Published in Mehoopany ...
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 Mehoopany.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mehoopany, 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 Mehoopany.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Mehoopany:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mehoopany) 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 Mehoopany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |