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 Old Furnace (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 Old Furnace. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Old Furnace is located in Union 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 Union County: Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland & Snyder.
Below are the counties that are near Old Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Furnace:
- Union County (The home county of Old Furnace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Allenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- New Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Mazeppa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Linntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Red Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- New Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mifflinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Livonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Woodward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfs Store
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Fiedler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Rebersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Aaronsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Millheim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Rauchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Loganton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Avis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenburr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- McElhattan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Youngdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Dunnstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Rote
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Castanea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Swissdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Swissdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
- Tylersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Lock Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Salona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Jerseytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Eyers Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Iola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Grovania
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Mordansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Welliversville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Coles Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Rupert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Bloomsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fernville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Dauphin County
- Pillow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Richfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knousetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Maple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Montgomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Williamsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Muncy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collomsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Duboistown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Faxon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Montoursville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Muncy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Garden View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garden View is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
- Grimesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Exchange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mooresburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Watsontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dewart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McEwensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Turbotville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Potts Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chulasky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Sunbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Selinsgrove Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Rushtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Kratzerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Shamokin Dam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Penns Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Globe Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Kreamer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Selinsgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Middleburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coon Hunter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Freeburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Paxtonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Troxelville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Dundore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Beech Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Ogdonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Sonestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsgrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Mere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Furnace, see our County-by-County Page for Old Furnace.
Cemeteries Near Old Furnace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Furnace.
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 Old Furnace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Allenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allenwood Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Allenwood.
- The Allenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Uniontown Cemetery
- Alvira Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Allenwood.
- The Washington Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Washington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46586 <3>
- Klopp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klopp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Klopp Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of New Columbia.
- The Klopp Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clapp Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976715 <3>
- White Deer Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Deer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Christ Lutheran Stone Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. John's UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoltzfus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Old Furnace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Furnace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Watsontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dewart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- New Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kelly Point is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
- West Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Elimsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elimsport is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elimsport
- Mazeppa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- McEwensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Warrior Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Warrior Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Buffalo Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Crossroads
- Maple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Lochiel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lochiel is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Furnace.
Newspapers Published in Old Furnace ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Furnace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Furnace, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Furnace.
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 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 Old Furnace:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Furnace) 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 Old Furnace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |