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 Quitman (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 Quitman. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Quitman 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 Quitman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quitman:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Quitman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quitman, with the one closest to Quitman listed first.
- Elysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Rushtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kulpmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bear Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Chulasky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Snydertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Marshallton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Natalie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Keefers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quitman, with the one closest to Quitman listed first.
- Grovania
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Queen City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Catawissa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Numidia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Bloomsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Fernville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Newlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Espy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Paper Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Lightstreet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quitman, with the one closest to Quitman listed first.
- Erdman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Gratz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pillow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Lykens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Elizabethville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Rife
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quitman, with the one closest to Quitman listed first.
- Gold Mine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(29 miles [46.7 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 Quitman, with the one closest to Quitman listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- East Berwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Newtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Nescopeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- New Columbus
(23 miles [37 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
- Tomhicken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Waterton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Register
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Sybertsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clarks View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Harveyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Huntington Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quitman, with the one closest to Quitman listed first.
- Lairdsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- 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
- Muncy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Richarts Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lungerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Beaver Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Muncy
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Maple Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Montoursville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quitman, with the one closest to Quitman listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(11 miles [17.7 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quitman, with the one closest to Quitman listed first.
- Pitman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Ferndale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Rough and Ready
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Beurys Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Girardville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Hegins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quitman, with the one closest to Quitman listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Dundore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Chapman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Kreamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Pallas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Hoffer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- McKees Half Falls
(25 miles [40.2 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 Quitman, with the one closest to Quitman listed first.
- West Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Lewisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- New Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Allenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mifflinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Red Bank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Hartleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quitman, see our County-by-County Page for Quitman.
Cemeteries Near Quitman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quitman.
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 Quitman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quitman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quitman, with the one closest to Quitman listed first.
- Sharp Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Quitman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quitman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Quitman, with the one closest to Quitman listed first.
- Union Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Reed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Elysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boyd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Deibler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deibler is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibler
- Paxinos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rushtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kipps Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kipps Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps Run
- Snydertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stonington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Cabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cabel is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabel
- Catawissa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quitman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quitman.
Newspapers Published in Quitman ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quitman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quitman, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quitman.
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 Quitman:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour 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> | 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 Quitman, 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' (or 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- Quitman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |