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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 Schracktown (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 Schracktown. 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 doctors 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.

Schracktown is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Schracktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schracktown:

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Schracktown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schracktown, with the one closest to Schracktown listed first.
    • Loganton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenburr
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Greenburr is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
    • Rote
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rote is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
    • Tylersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tylersville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Salona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Salona is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Youngdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Youngdale is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
    • Rauchtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
    • Castanea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
    • McElhattan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dunnstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
    • Flemington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Lock Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schracktown, with the one closest to Schracktown listed first.
    • Livonia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Livonia is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Wolfs Store
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
    • Fiedler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Fiedler is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
    • Woodward
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rebersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Aaronsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Madisonburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Madisonburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
    • Millheim
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingleby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Ingleby is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
    • Coburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blanchard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Blanchard is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
    • Zerby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Zerby is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
    • Jacksonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jacksonville is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Juniata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schracktown, with the one closest to Schracktown listed first.
    • Swales
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Swales is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
    • Richfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • McAlisterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Knousetown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Knousetown is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
    • Seven Stars
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schracktown, with the one closest to Schracktown listed first.
    • Jersey Shore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Antes Fort
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
    • Collomsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
    • Ramsey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Linden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Salladasburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Hughesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Duboistown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Grimesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
    • Newberry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Newberry is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
    • Garden View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Garden View is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
    • English Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • English Mills is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
    • Maple Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Mifflin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schracktown, with the one closest to Schracktown listed first.
    • Milroy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Alfarata
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
    • Paintersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
    • Honey Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Lumber City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
    • Reedsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yeagertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schracktown, with the one closest to Schracktown listed first.
    • Dewart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Watsontown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Milton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Milton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
    • McEwensville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Potts Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Northumberland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Turbotville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sunbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <1>
    • Selinsgrove Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schracktown, with the one closest to Schracktown listed first.
    • Troxelville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
    • Benfer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Benfer is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
    • Middle Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
    • Penns Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bannerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bannerville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
    • Beaver Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Beavertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Paxtonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
    • McClure
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Coon Hunter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
    • Middleburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Globe Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
    • Kreamer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schracktown, with the one closest to Schracktown listed first.
    • Pardee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pardee is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
    • Cherry Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Run is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
    • Glen Iron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Glen Iron is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
    • Hartleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartleton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Laurelton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurelton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
    • Millmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bank
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Red Bank is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Mifflinburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mazeppa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Mazeppa is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
    • New Berlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvira ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Alvira is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
      • Former name for Alvira:
      • Wisetown
    • Allenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Dry Valley Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schracktown, see our County-by-County Page for Schracktown.

Cemeteries Near Schracktown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schracktown.

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 Schracktown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schracktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schracktown, with the one closest to Schracktown listed first.

  • Old Schracktown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Price Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Disciples Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunnstown UMC Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Limestone Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rest Haven Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Reformed Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (132 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Beth Yehuda Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Schracktown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Schracktown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Schracktown, with the one closest to Schracktown listed first.

  • Booneville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Booneville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Greenburr
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greenburr is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
  • Logan Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Logan Mills is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Mills
  • Livonia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Livonia is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Tylersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tylersville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
  • Wolfs Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
  • Rote
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rote is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
  • Carroll
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Carroll is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Mackeyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mackeyville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackeyville
  • Salona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Salona is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
  • Fiedler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fiedler is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
  • Woodward
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rauchtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
    • Castanea
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schracktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schracktown.

Newspapers Published in Schracktown ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schracktown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schracktown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schracktown.

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 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 Schracktown:

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 Schracktown, 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- Schracktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.