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 Polkville (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 Polkville. 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 doctors and 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.
Polkville 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 Polkville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Polkville:
- Columbia County (The home county of Polkville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Waller
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Jamison City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Stillwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rohrsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Zaner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Iola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Jonestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Laddsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Overton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- New Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilmot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Evergreen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- New Era
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Long Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Sugar Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marshview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Fairmount Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Clarks View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Red Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Mossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Register
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- New Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Harveyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Huntington Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Rittenhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Waterton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Bloomingdale
(12 miles [19.3 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 Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Richarts Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Unityville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lungerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Biggerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Beaver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lairdsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Muncy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Muncy
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Proctor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wallis Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Montoursville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Exchange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(22 miles [35.4 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 Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Turbotville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- McEwensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potts Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Watsontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dewart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 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 Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Nuremberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Oneida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Ringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheppton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Krebs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Raven Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Girard Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Shenandoah Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Long Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Beech Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eagles Mere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Ogdonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Forksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dushore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Allenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Columbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Noxen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Forkston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Evans Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Stowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Jenks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Jenningsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Mehoopany Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Polkville, see our County-by-County Page for Polkville.
Cemeteries Near Polkville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Polkville.
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 Polkville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Polkville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
- The St. Gabriel Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Garbiel's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #369311 <2>
- Raven Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Center UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gordner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lemon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ikelers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goss Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goss Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Huntington Mills.
- The Goss Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harveyville Cemetery
- Trescott Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186549 <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.<4>
While we didn't find Polkville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Polkville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Polkville, with the one closest to Polkville listed first.
- Waller
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Derrs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Derrs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrs
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coles Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Creek
- Laubach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laubach is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laubach
- Unityville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Elk Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elk Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Stillwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Pine Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Summit is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Summit
- Sereno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sereno is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Cambra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarks View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Polkville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Polkville.
Newspapers Published in Polkville ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Polkville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Polkville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Polkville.
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 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 Polkville:
- 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
- Sullivan County
- Union County
- Wyoming 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- Polkville) 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 Polkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |