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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 New Columbia (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 Columbia. 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 hospitals and 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.

New Columbia is located in Union 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 Union County: Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland & Snyder.

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

  • Union County     (The home county of New Columbia)
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Columbia, with the one closest to New Columbia listed first.
    • Livonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Livonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Livonia
      • From New Columbia to Livonia
    • Woodward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Fiedler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiedler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
      • Fiedler is located in Centre County
    • Rebersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Clinton County
  • Columbia County
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Columbia, with the one closest to New Columbia listed first.
    • Pillow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Erdman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Berrysburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Gratz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Paxton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Dauphin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Paxton
      • From New Columbia to Paxton
  • Juniata County
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Columbia, with the one closest to New Columbia listed first.
    • Maple Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Muncy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Muncy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • South Williamsport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Montoursville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Duboistown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duboistown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Faxon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Collomsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
      • Newberry is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newberry
      • From New Columbia to Newberry
    • Garden View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
      • Garden View is located in Lycoming County
    • Grimesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lairdsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Columbia, with the one closest to New Columbia listed first.
    • Milton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
    • Watsontown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • McEwensville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dewart
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Potts Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Turbotville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbotville
      • Turbotville is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbotville <1>
    • Northumberland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chulasky
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chulasky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
      • Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chulasky
      • From New Columbia to Chulasky
    • Sunbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Keefers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keefers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
      • Keefers is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keefers
      • From New Columbia to Keefers
    • Riverside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Rushtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
      • Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rushtown
      • From New Columbia to Rushtown
    • Snydertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snydertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Columbia, with the one closest to New Columbia listed first.
    • Klingerstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klingerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingerstown
      • Klingerstown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klingerstown <1>
    • Rough and Ready
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pitman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Haas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
      • Haas is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haas
      • From New Columbia to Haas
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Columbia, with the one closest to New Columbia listed first.
    • Kratzerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kratzerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
      • Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
    • Shamokin Dam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hummels Wharf
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummels Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Penns Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Selinsgrove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Globe Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kreamer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kreamer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Middleburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Coon Hunter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Paxtonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pallas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Sullivan County

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

Cemeteries Near New Columbia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Columbia.

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 New Columbia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Klopp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • White Deer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stitzel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stitzel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stitzel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewisburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Allenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chillisquaque Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chillisquaque Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chillisquaque Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stoltzfus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoltzfus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoltzfus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (144 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Columbia had a population of 347 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • West Milton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Milton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
  • McEwensville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Watsontown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kelly Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
    • Kelly Point is located in Union County
  • Potts Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dewart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lewisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Montandon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montandon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montandon
    • Montandon is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montandon <1>
  • Allenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Warrior Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
    • Warrior Run is located in Northumberland County
  • Chillisquaque
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chillisquaque have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillisquaque
    • Chillisquaque is located in Northumberland County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Limestoneville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestoneville
      • Limestoneville is located in Montour County
    • Turbotville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbotville
      • Turbotville is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbotville <1>
    • Mazeppa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mazeppa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
      • Mazeppa is located in Union County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Columbia. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Columbia.

Newspapers Published in New Columbia ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Columbia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Columbia, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Columbia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Columbia:

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

The official website for Union County: www.unionco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth 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>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.
<3>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.
<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>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Columbia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Columbia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0382, Longitude: -76.8659    
<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 New Columbia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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