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 Outwood (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 Outwood. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Outwood is located in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County: Berks, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Outwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Outwood:
- Schuylkill County (The home county of Outwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Outwood, with the one closest to Outwood listed first.
- Beuchler
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Suedberg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Irving
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Pine Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Joliett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Keffers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Lorberry Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Ravine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Orwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Marstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Echo Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outwood, with the one closest to Outwood listed first.
- Meckville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aetna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Rehrersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Wintersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Strausstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Shartlesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Womelsdorf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bernville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Heidelberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outwood, with the one closest to Outwood listed first.
- Locustdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aristes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Numidia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Newlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Queen City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Slabtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Catawissa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grovania
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Shumans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Mainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Rupert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outwood, with the one closest to Outwood listed first.
- Enola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Westwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Lemoyne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wormleysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outwood, with the one closest to Outwood listed first.
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Lykens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Erdman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Gratz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Shellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Carsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Elizabethville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Manadahill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Berrysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outwood, with the one closest to Outwood listed first.
- Mount Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Cocalico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Elstonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Mastersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Poplar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Brickerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Hopeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Blainsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Clay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Brunnerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outwood, with the one closest to Outwood listed first.
- Murray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Gold Mine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Inwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Lickdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Green Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Fredericksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Bunker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Greble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Heilmandale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outwood, with the one closest to Outwood listed first.
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outwood, with the one closest to Outwood listed first.
- Gowen City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Leck Kill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Locust Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Alaska
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Bear Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Dooleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Edgewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Marshallton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Shamokin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Natalie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outwood, with the one closest to Outwood listed first.
- New Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Marysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Perdix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Duncannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pfoutz Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outwood, with the one closest to Outwood listed first.
- Chapman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Dundore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McKees Half Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Hoffer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Hummels Wharf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pallas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Selinsgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shamokin Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Aline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Shadle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outwood, with the one closest to Outwood listed first.
- Marsh Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Goldsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Outwood, see our County-by-County Page for Outwood.
Cemeteries Near Outwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Outwood.
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 Outwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Outwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Outwood, with the one closest to Outwood listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sattazahn Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gunkles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Moravian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hollernan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union-Salem Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Wenger Meetinghouse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hamlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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 outside and to the west of Williamstown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44808 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Outwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Outwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Outwood, with the one closest to Outwood listed first.
- Suedberg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Beuchler
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Irving
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Gold Mine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Exmoor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Exmoor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmoor
- Pine Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ravine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Lorberry Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Joliett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Keffers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Orwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Inwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Rausch Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rausch Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rausch Creek
- Good Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Good Spring is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Outwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Outwood.
Newspapers Published in Outwood ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Outwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Outwood, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Outwood.
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 Outwood:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Schuylkill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- York 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> | 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> | 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 Outwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Outwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |