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 Pine Summit (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 Pine Summit. 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 doctors 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.
Pine Summit is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Summit:
- Columbia County (The home county of Pine Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Summit, with the one closest to Pine Summit listed first.
- Iola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Coles Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Eyers Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Jerseytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Welliversville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Rohrsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Waller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Mordansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Summit, with the one closest to Pine Summit listed first.
- Overton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Laddsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- New Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Summit, with the one closest to Pine Summit listed first.
- Clarks View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Fairmount Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- New Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Register
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Red Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Harveyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Mossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Huntington Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Rittenhouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Waterton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Bloomingdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Summit, with the one closest to Pine Summit listed first.
- Unityville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lairdsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Biggerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Richarts Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lungerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Beaver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Muncy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Muncy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Montoursville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Proctor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Maple Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Summit, with the one closest to Pine Summit listed first.
- Exchange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mechanicsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mooresburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Summit, with the one closest to Pine Summit listed first.
- Turbotville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McEwensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Watsontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dewart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Potts Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Elysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Reed
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Summit, with the one closest to Pine Summit listed first.
- Ferndale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Nuremberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ringtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Oneida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Raven Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Brandonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Fountain Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Girardville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Summit, with the one closest to Pine Summit listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Selinsgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Summit, with the one closest to Pine Summit listed first.
- Beech Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Long Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Eagles Mere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Laporte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Hillsgrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Forksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Millview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Bernice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Lincoln Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Shinerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Summit, with the one closest to Pine Summit listed first.
- New Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Allenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Mazeppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Summit.
Cemeteries Near Pine Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Summit.
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 Pine Summit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Summit, with the one closest to Pine Summit listed first.
- Pine Center UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gordner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lemon Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Greenwood.
- The Lemon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Christian Church Cemetery
- Greenwood Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977796 <2>
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ikelers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Turbotville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raven Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pine Summit had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Summit, with the one closest to Pine Summit listed first.
- Sereno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sereno is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Iola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Unityville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lairdsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Moreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- White Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Derrs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Derrs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrs
- Jerseytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Eyers Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Exchange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Welliversville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- North Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Mountain is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
- Strawberry Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Summit.
Newspapers Published in Pine Summit ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Summit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Summit, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Summit.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Pine Summit:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pine Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |