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 Purdytown (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 Purdytown. 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 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.
Purdytown 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 Purdytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Purdytown:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Purdytown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Sunbury
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Northumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keefers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Mile Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Augustaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Snydertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Asherton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Selinsgrove Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Farnsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Chulasky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Rushtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Trevorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Livonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Woodward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Loganton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rauchtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Grovania
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Catawissa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Queen City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Buckhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Jerseytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Rupert
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Slabtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Bloomsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Newlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Eyers Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Mordansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Erdman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Pillow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gratz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Loyalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Lykens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Paxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Elizabethville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Williamstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rife
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Millersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Knousetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Swales
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- McAlisterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Gold Mine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Muncy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Muncy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montoursville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Collomsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- South Williamsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Duboistown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Williamsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Mooresburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Washingtonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(18 miles [29 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 Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Liverpool
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Reward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- New Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Klingerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Pitman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Valley View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hegins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Tower City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beurys Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selinsgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Dundore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Freeburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Kreamer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Trevorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Globe Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Chapman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Pallas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Middleburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- West Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- New Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mazeppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mifflinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Allenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Millmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hartleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Purdytown, see our County-by-County Page for Purdytown.
Cemeteries Near Purdytown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Purdytown.
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 Purdytown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Purdytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Sunbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pomfret Manor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Manor Cemetery
- The Pomfret Manor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pompret Manor Cemetery
- West Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orchard Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lantz Emmanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Summit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Purdytown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Purdytown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Purdytown, with the one closest to Purdytown listed first.
- Sunbury
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shamokin Dam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hummels Wharf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keefers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Kapp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kapp is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapp
- Mile Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Augustaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Seven Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Points is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Points
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Selinsgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Selinsgrove Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Asherton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Resler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Resler is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resler
- Stonington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stonington is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Purdytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Purdytown.
Newspapers Published in Purdytown ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Purdytown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Purdytown, 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 Purdytown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Purdytown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clinton 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 Purdytown, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Purdytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |