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 Patricksburg (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 Patricksburg. 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 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.
Patricksburg is located in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County: Columbia, Dauphin, Lycoming, Montour, Schuylkill, Snyder & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Patricksburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Patricksburg:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Patricksburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patricksburg, with the one closest to Patricksburg listed first.
- Asherton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Mile Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Selinsgrove Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Augustaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Herndon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farnsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Trevorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mandata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Northumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Keefers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Leck Kill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Berks County
- Meckville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patricksburg, with the one closest to Patricksburg listed first.
- Livonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Woodward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patricksburg, with the one closest to Patricksburg listed first.
- Grovania
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Catawissa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Locustdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Numidia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Rupert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Slabtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Newlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Buckhorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Fernville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Aristes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Bloomsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patricksburg, with the one closest to Patricksburg listed first.
- Pillow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Erdman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Berrysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gratz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Loyalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Paxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Elizabethville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lykens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Rife
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Williamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patricksburg, with the one closest to Patricksburg listed first.
- Knousetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Swales
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- McAlisterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Thompsontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patricksburg, with the one closest to Patricksburg listed first.
- Gold Mine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Green Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Murray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Inwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Lickdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Fredericksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patricksburg, with the one closest to Patricksburg listed first.
- Montgomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Muncy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patricksburg, with the one closest to Patricksburg listed first.
- Mooresburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Washingtonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patricksburg, with the one closest to Patricksburg listed first.
- Liverpool
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Reward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- New Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Millerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duncannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perdix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Rose Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patricksburg, with the one closest to Patricksburg listed first.
- Klingerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Pitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Haas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Valley View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hegins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tower City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Orwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Fountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Keffers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Joliett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patricksburg, with the one closest to Patricksburg listed first.
- Selinsgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dundore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Shamokin Dam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Port Trevorton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Chapman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Freeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Kreamer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoffer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- McKees Half Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Pallas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patricksburg, with the one closest to Patricksburg listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Linntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- New Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Mazeppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Red Bank
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Millmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hartleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Glen Iron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Patricksburg, see our County-by-County Page for Patricksburg.
Cemeteries Near Patricksburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Patricksburg.
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 Patricksburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Patricksburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Patricksburg, with the one closest to Patricksburg listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lantz Emmanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pomfret Manor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Manor Cemetery
- The Pomfret Manor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pompret Manor Cemetery
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lutheran Cemetery
- The Salem Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Row's Lutheran Cemetery
- Salem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989226 <2>
- Orchard Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Patricksburg had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Patricksburg, with the one closest to Patricksburg listed first.
- Dornsife
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dornsife is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dornsife
- Asherton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Hunter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Resler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Resler is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resler
- Mile Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Selinsgrove Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Fishers Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fishers Ferry is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Ferry
- Kneass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kneass is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneass
- Otto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Dunkelbergers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dunkelbergers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkelbergers
- Augustaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Selinsgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dundore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Herndon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rebuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rebuck is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebuck
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Patricksburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Patricksburg.
Newspapers Published in Patricksburg ...
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 Patricksburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Patricksburg, 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 Patricksburg.
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 Patricksburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Centre County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Union 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 Patricksburg, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Patricksburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |