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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 Nordmont (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 Nordmont. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Nordmont 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 Nordmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nordmont:

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Nordmont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nordmont, with the one closest to Nordmont listed first.
    • Long Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
    • Laporte
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sonestown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Eagles Mere
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Beech Glen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
    • Bernice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bernice is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Shinerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
    • Dushore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Forksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Millview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Millview is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
    • Hillsgrove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ogdonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nordmont, with the one closest to Nordmont listed first.
    • Laddsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
    • Overton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Overton is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
    • New Albany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Wilmot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • New Era
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • New Era is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
    • Long Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Long Valley is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
    • Marshview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Marshview is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
    • Sugar Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklindale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Franklindale is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
    • Wyalusing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Homets Ferry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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 Nordmont, with the one closest to Nordmont listed first.
    • Jamison City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
    • Waller
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Waller is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
    • Jackson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jackson is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Benton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Coles Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
    • Greenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Stillwater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Iola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Iola is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
    • Rohrsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
    • Millville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Zaner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Zaner is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
    • Jonestown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nordmont, with the one closest to Nordmont listed first.
    • Ricketts ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
    • Red Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Fairmount Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
    • Mossville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mossville is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
    • Clarks View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
    • Pleasant Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Rittenhouse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
    • Harveyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
    • Register
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Register is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
    • Bloomingdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • New Columbus
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Huntington Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nordmont, with the one closest to Nordmont listed first.
    • Lungerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
    • Richarts Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
    • Beaver Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
    • Biggerstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
    • Unityville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lairdsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
    • Proctor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Proctor is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Muncy
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Ellenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
    • Muncy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <1>
    • Wallis Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
    • Chemung
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Chemung is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
  • Montour County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nordmont, with the one closest to Nordmont listed first.
    • Exchange
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Exchange is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
    • Washingtonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Washingtonville is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Danville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Mechanicsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mooresburg
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Nordmont, with the one closest to Nordmont listed first.
    • Turbotville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • McEwensville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dewart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Watsontown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nordmont, with the one closest to Nordmont listed first.
    • Gleason
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gleason is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
    • Ogdensburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nordmont, with the one closest to Nordmont listed first.
    • Allenwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvira ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Alvira is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
      • Former name for Alvira:
      • Wisetown
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nordmont, with the one closest to Nordmont listed first.
    • Stowell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Stowell is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
    • Forkston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Forkston is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
    • Noxen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jenningsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
    • Beaumont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • 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
    • Laceyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Skinners Eddy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mill City is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
    • Mehoopany Station
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
    • Jenks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jenks is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
    • Meshoppen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Nordmont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nordmont.

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 Nordmont - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nordmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Vladimirs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Millview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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<3> to the south of Dushore.
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bahr's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44827 <2>
  • St. Gabriel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Warburton Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gordner Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jackson Twp. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Raven Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boston Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (178 more) ...
    • St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pine Center UMC Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (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 Nordmont had a population of 171 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Long Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
  • Laporte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sonestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eagles Mere
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Muncy Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beech Glen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
  • Elk Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elk Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
  • North Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Mountain is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
  • Central
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Central is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Jamison City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
  • Bernice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bernice is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
  • Strawbridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Strawbridge is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Cherry Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Cherry Mills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mills
    • Laubach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Laubach is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laubach
    • Lopez
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Nordmont ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nordmont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nordmont, 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 Nordmont.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Nordmont:

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 '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- Nordmont) 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 Nordmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.