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 Rohrsburg (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 Rohrsburg. 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 hospitals and 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.
Rohrsburg 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 Rohrsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rohrsburg:
- Columbia County (The home county of Rohrsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rohrsburg, with the one closest to Rohrsburg listed first.
- Stillwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zaner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Orangeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Welliversville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coles Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Eyers Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Iola
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jonestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Lightstreet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rohrsburg, with the one closest to Rohrsburg listed first.
- Laddsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Overton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rohrsburg, with the one closest to Rohrsburg listed first.
- Tresckow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Coxes Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rohrsburg, with the one closest to Rohrsburg listed first.
- New Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Clarks View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Fairmount Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Waterton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Harveyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Huntington Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Mossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Pleasant Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Red Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Rittenhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Nescopeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rohrsburg, with the one closest to Rohrsburg listed first.
- Unityville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richarts Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Biggerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Lungerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Lairdsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Beaver Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Muncy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Muncy
(21 miles [33.8 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Montoursville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Proctor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Faxon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rohrsburg, with the one closest to Rohrsburg listed first.
- Exchange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Mechanicsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Washingtonville
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg
(18 miles [29 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 Rohrsburg, with the one closest to Rohrsburg listed first.
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Rushtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Turbotville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bear Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Natalie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Potts Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McEwensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kulpmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rohrsburg, with the one closest to Rohrsburg listed first.
- Nuremberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Zion Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Ringtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Sheppton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Brandonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Shenandoah Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Girardville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Girard Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rohrsburg, with the one closest to Rohrsburg listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rohrsburg, with the one closest to Rohrsburg listed first.
- Long Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Beech Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eagles Mere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Ogdonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Forksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dushore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Millview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Lincoln Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rohrsburg, with the one closest to Rohrsburg listed first.
- Allenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rohrsburg, with the one closest to Rohrsburg listed first.
- Noxen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rohrsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Rohrsburg.
Cemeteries Near Rohrsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rohrsburg.
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 Rohrsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rohrsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rohrsburg, with the one closest to Rohrsburg listed first.
- Rohrsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McHenry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lemon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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<2> 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 <3>
- Ikelers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hidlay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raven Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Center UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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 <3>
- Rosemont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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 <3>
- Creveling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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<4> the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Almedia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967765 <3>
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 Rohrsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rohrsburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rohrsburg, with the one closest to Rohrsburg listed first.
- Welliversville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Orangeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zaner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Stillwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Asbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Derrs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Derrs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrs
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eyers Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Sereno
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sereno is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Iola
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Waller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Mordansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Lightstreet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rohrsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rohrsburg.
Newspapers Published in Rohrsburg ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rohrsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rohrsburg, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rohrsburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Rohrsburg:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder 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> | 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- Rohrsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Rohrsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |