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 Columbus (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 Columbus. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
New Columbus is located in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near New Columbus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Columbus:
- Luzerne County (The home county of New Columbus)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Register
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Waterton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Clarks View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Harveyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Huntington Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Mossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Rittenhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Shickshinny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Berwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Laddsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Overton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Wilmot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- New Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Coxes Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Tresckow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Beaver Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Weatherly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Jonestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Zaner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Stillwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foundryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Rohrsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Waller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Berwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Briar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jamison City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Coles Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Lackawanna County
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Unityville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lungerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Beaver Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lairdsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Muncy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Muncy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montgomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Washingtonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Elysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Rushtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Turbotville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Natalie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Reed
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Alaska
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Nuremberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ferndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Oneida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sheppton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ringtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brandonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Krebs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Girard Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Kelayres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- Lofty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- McAdoo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Long Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Beech Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Eagles Mere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dushore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Forksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Ogdonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Hillsgrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Noxen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Evans Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Forkston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Jenks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Stowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Jenningsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- South Eaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Mehoopany Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Osterhout
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Columbus, see our County-by-County Page for New Columbus.
Cemeteries Near New Columbus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Columbus.
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 Columbus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Columbus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Dodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Graveyard Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goss Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Huntington Mills.
- The Goss Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harveyville Cemetery
- Trescott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186549 <3>
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benscoter Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broadway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <3>
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Columbus had a population of 267 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, New Columbus had a population of 227 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Columbus, with the one closest to New Columbus listed first.
- Cambra
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Town Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
- Register
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Waterton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Huntington Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Clarks View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Stillwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zaner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Asbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Evansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Koonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Koonsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonsville
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Columbus. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Columbus.
Newspapers Published in New Columbus ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Columbus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Columbus, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Columbus.
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 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 Columbus:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Sullivan 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Columbus) 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 Columbus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |