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 Muncy Valley (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 Muncy Valley. 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 Muncy Valley ...
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 Muncy Valley: Muncy Vly. (or less commonly used: Muncy Vally. or Muncy Vlly.)
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 hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Muncy Valley 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 Muncy Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Muncy Valley:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Muncy Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncy Valley, with the one closest to Muncy Valley listed first.
- Beech Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eagles Mere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Long Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Laporte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ogdonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Hillsgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Lincoln Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Bernice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncy Valley, with the one closest to Muncy Valley listed first.
- Overton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- New Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Long Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Evergreen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Wilmot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- West Leroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- New Era
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Franklindale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- Marshview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Granville Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Granville Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Center
- Minnequa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncy Valley, with the one closest to Muncy Valley listed first.
- Jamison City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Coles Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Waller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Iola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Millville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rohrsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Eyers Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Jerseytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Welliversville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Stillwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncy Valley, with the one closest to Muncy Valley listed first.
- Red Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Fairmount Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Mossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Clarks View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Pleasant Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Rittenhouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Harveyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- New Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Register
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Bloomingdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Huntington Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncy Valley, with the one closest to Muncy Valley listed first.
- Beaver Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lungerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Biggerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lairdsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Richarts Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Unityville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Proctor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Muncy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Muncy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallis Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Ellenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montoursville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncy Valley, with the one closest to Muncy Valley listed first.
- Exchange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mechanicsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncy Valley, with the one closest to Muncy Valley listed first.
- Turbotville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dewart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McEwensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watsontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Potts Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Rushtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncy Valley, with the one closest to Muncy Valley listed first.
- Gleason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Ogdensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- East Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Point is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncy Valley, with the one closest to Muncy Valley listed first.
- Allenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- New Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncy Valley, with the one closest to Muncy Valley listed first.
- Stowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Noxen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Forkston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Jenningsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Beaumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Evans Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Laceyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Muncy Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Muncy Valley.
Cemeteries Near Muncy Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Muncy Valley.
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 Muncy Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Muncy Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Muncy Valley, with the one closest to Muncy Valley listed first.
- Green Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gordner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huntersville Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Center UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whipple Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muncy Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Muncy Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Muncy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45578 <2>
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
- The St. Gabriel Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Garbiel's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #369311 <2>
- St. James Episcopal Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Warburton Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Twin Hills Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Muncy Valley had a population of 266 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Muncy Valley, with the one closest to Muncy Valley listed first.
- Beech Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Strawbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strawbridge is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge
- North Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Mountain is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
- Glen Mawr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Mawr is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mawr
- Eagles Mere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Long Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Tivoli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tivoli is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
- Nordmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nordmont is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordmont
- Lairdsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Laporte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ogdonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Unityville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Elk Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elk Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Muncy Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Muncy Valley.
Newspapers Published in Muncy Valley ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Muncy Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Muncy Valley, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Muncy Valley.
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 helpful 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 Muncy Valley:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Tioga County
- Union 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> | 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> | 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- Muncy Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Muncy Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |