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 New Albany (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 New Albany. 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 doctors and 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.
New Albany is located in Bradford 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 Bradford County: Chemung (NY), Tioga (NY), Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near New Albany. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Albany:
- Bradford County (The home county of New Albany)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Laddsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Overton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- New Era
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Marshview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Long Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Wilmot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Monroeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Franklindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- Uhdey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Uhdey is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhdey
- Homets Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Jamison City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coles Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Red Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Mossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Fairmount Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Loyalville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Harveys Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rittenhouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Clarks View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Pikes Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Pleasant Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bloomingdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Ellenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Chemung
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Proctor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Beaver Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lungerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Richarts Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Biggerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Wallis Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Unityville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lairdsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Ralston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Muncy
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Dushore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shinerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Bernice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Millview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Forksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laporte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Piatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Eagles Mere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Hillsgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sonestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Rushville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Auburn Four Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Springville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elk Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Tyler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Fairdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Friendsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Gleason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Ogdensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Morris Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Mainesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- East Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Stowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Laceyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jenningsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Skinners Eddy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Forkston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Mehoopany Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Meshoppen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vosburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Noxen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Jenks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Lake Carey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Chemung County (NY)
- Chemung
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Nichols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Hoopers Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Nichols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Smithboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Albany, see our County-by-County Page for New Albany.
Cemeteries Near New Albany ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Albany.
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 New Albany - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Albany covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Overton.
- St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warburton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kellogg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Millview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cole Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Homet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Vladimirs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bradford County Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Albany had a population of 872 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Albany had a population of 335 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Laddsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Overton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- South Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Branch is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- Dushore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Era
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Campbellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellville
- Cherry Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Mills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mills
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Marshview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Long Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Powell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cumiskey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cumiskey is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumiskey
- Wilmot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Rienze
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rienze is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienze
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Albany. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Albany.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Albany ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Albany.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Albany. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Albany and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Albany.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of New Albany.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 New Albany:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Tioga County
- Wyoming County
- Chemung County
- Tioga 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Albany) 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 New Albany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |