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 Piketown (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 Piketown. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Piketown is located in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County: Cumberland, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill & York.
Below are the counties that are near Piketown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piketown:
- Dauphin County (The home county of Piketown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piketown, with the one closest to Piketown listed first.
- Ritzie Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ritzie Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzie Village
- Manadahill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Skyline View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Linglestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Paxtonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paxtonia is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonia
- Grantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marene Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marene Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marene Village
- Old Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Colonial Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colonial Village
- Springford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springford Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springford Village
- Bloomburg Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Colonial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Park
- Stone Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Adams County
- Latimore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piketown, with the one closest to Piketown listed first.
- Meckville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wintersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Rehrersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Schubert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Womelsdorf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piketown, with the one closest to Piketown listed first.
- Enola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lemoyne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Westwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Wormleysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Sporting Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Shiremanstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Lisburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Allenview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piketown, with the one closest to Piketown listed first.
- Seven Stars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Knousetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piketown, with the one closest to Piketown listed first.
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Falmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Elizabethtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Milton Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Rheems
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Mount Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Elstonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Florin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Maytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Naumanstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piketown, with the one closest to Piketown listed first.
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Syner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbelltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Annville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lickdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Bunker Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Heilmandale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Jonestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Inwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Murray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Cleona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piketown, with the one closest to Piketown listed first.
- Malta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mandata
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Herndon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Asherton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Bear Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Trevorton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gowen City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Augustaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Edgewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Farnsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Mile Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Selinsgrove Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piketown, with the one closest to Piketown listed first.
- Marysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Perdix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- New Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Duncannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bailey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Rose Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Liverpool
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Mecks Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pfoutz Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Blain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piketown, with the one closest to Piketown listed first.
- Orwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Suedberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Tower City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Klingerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Irving
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Beuchler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Rough and Ready
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Valley View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joliett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Keffers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Lorberry Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Marstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Pine Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piketown, with the one closest to Piketown listed first.
- McKees Half Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Chapman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hoffer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Port Trevorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dundore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Aline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Pallas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Shadle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Selinsgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piketown, with the one closest to Piketown listed first.
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Marsh Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Redland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Goldsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Valley Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Nauvoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Lewisberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- York Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Andersontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Erney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Erney is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney
- Siddonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piketown, see our County-by-County Page for Piketown.
Cemeteries Near Piketown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piketown.
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 Piketown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piketown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piketown, with the one closest to Piketown listed first.
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Koons Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. John's UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grantville.
- The St. John's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grantville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980027 <2>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shoops Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shoops Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hershey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Shirks UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirks UMC Cemetery
- The Shirks UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sherks UMC Cemetery
- East Harrisburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Piketown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piketown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piketown, with the one closest to Piketown listed first.
- Manadahill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Linglestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Spring is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Spring
- Grantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ellendale Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ellendale Forge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Forge
- Stone Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Lucknow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Progress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Rutherford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Union Deposit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Enterline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Carsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fort Hunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Penbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piketown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piketown.
Newspapers Published in Piketown ...
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 188 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piketown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piketown, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piketown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Piketown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Dauphin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
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| <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 Piketown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Piketown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |