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 Queen City (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 Queen City. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Queen City 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 Queen City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Queen City:
- Columbia County (The home county of Queen City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen City, with the one closest to Queen City listed first.
- Slabtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Catawissa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Numidia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Newlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Rupert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Mainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Bloomsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Espy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Fernville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Grovania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Almedia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Buckhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen City, with the one closest to Queen City listed first.
- Meckville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Schubert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen City, with the one closest to Queen City listed first.
- Tresckow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Beaver Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lansford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen City, with the one closest to Queen City listed first.
- Erdman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Gratz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pillow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lykens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berrysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen City, with the one closest to Queen City listed first.
- Gold Mine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen City, with the one closest to Queen City listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- East Berwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Tomhicken
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Newtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Sybertsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Conyngham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Waterton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Harwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Huntington Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen City, with the one closest to Queen City listed first.
- Unityville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Richarts Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lairdsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Lungerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Muncy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Montgomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen City, with the one closest to Queen City listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen City, with the one closest to Queen City listed first.
- Natalie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Dooleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Kulpmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Alaska
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Marshallton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen City, with the one closest to Queen City listed first.
- Ferndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zion Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fountain Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Girardville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Beurys Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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 Queen City, with the one closest to Queen City listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Dundore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Freeburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Kreamer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Hoffer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- McKees Half Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Sullivan County
- Beech Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen City, with the one closest to Queen City listed first.
- Lewisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Linntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Queen City, see our County-by-County Page for Queen City.
Cemeteries Near Queen City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Queen City.
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 Queen City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Queen City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Queen City, with the one closest to Queen City listed first.
- Roaring Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kulp UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulp UMC Cemetery
- The Kulp UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kulp Cemetery
- Kulp Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987725 <2>
- Sharp Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosemont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomsburg.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641294 <2>
- All Saints Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located in Espy.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45602 <2>
- Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Creveling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creveling Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Creveling Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<3> the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Almedia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967765 <2>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Queen City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Queen City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Queen City, with the one closest to Queen City listed first.
- Numidia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Catawissa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Mill Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Rupert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Mainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Bear Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Espy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Bloomsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paper Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wilburton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
- Buckhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Shumans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Queen City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Queen City.
Newspapers Published in Queen City ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Queen City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Queen City, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Queen City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Queen City:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Queen City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Queen City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |