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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 Shamokin Dam (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 Shamokin Dam. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Shamokin Dam is located in Snyder County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Snyder County: Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland & Union.

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

  • Snyder County     (The home county of Shamokin Dam)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamokin Dam, with the one closest to Shamokin Dam listed first.
    • Hummels Wharf
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummels Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummels Wharf
      • Hummels Wharf is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummels Wharf <2>
    • Kratzerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kratzerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
      • Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
    • Selinsgrove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
      • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <2>
    • Dundore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Freeburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
      • Freeburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Kreamer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kreamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreamer
      • Kreamer is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kreamer <2>
    • Globe Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Port Trevorton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pallas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Middleburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <2>
    • Penns Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penns Creek
      • Penns Creek is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penns Creek <2>
    • Coon Hunter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoffer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoffer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
      • Hoffer is located in Snyder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hoffer
      • From Shamokin Dam to Hoffer
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamokin Dam, with the one closest to Shamokin Dam listed first.
    • Livonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Livonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Centre County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Livonia
      • From Shamokin Dam to Livonia
    • Woodward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Fiedler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiedler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
      • Fiedler is located in Centre County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamokin Dam, with the one closest to Shamokin Dam listed first.
    • Loganton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
      • Loganton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loganton <2>
    • Rauchtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenburr
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamokin Dam, with the one closest to Shamokin Dam listed first.
    • Grovania
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Catawissa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Queen City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Columbia County
    • Buckhorn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jerseytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rupert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rupert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rupert
      • From Shamokin Dam to Rupert
    • Slabtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
    • Bloomsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fernville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
      • Fernville is located in Columbia County
    • Newlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Numidia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Eyers Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
      • Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Mordansville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dauphin County
  • Juniata County
  • Lebanon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamokin Dam, with the one closest to Shamokin Dam listed first.
    • Murray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Murray
      • From Shamokin Dam to Murray
    • Green Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Inwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Lebanon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inwood
      • From Shamokin Dam to Inwood
  • Luzerne County
    • Newtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newtown
      • From Shamokin Dam to Newtown
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamokin Dam, with the one closest to Shamokin Dam listed first.
    • Maple Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Muncy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Collomsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Muncy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
    • South Williamsport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lairdsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Montoursville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
      • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <2>
    • Williamsport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Duboistown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duboistown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
      • Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Faxon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Newberry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
      • Newberry is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newberry
      • From Shamokin Dam to Newberry
    • Garden View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
      • Garden View is located in Lycoming County
    • Grimesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamokin Dam, with the one closest to Shamokin Dam listed first.
    • Sunbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Northumberland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Selinsgrove Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Asherton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asherton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
      • Asherton is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Asherton
      • From Shamokin Dam to Asherton
    • Mile Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Keefers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keefers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
      • Keefers is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keefers
      • From Shamokin Dam to Keefers
    • Augustaville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Snydertown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snydertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
      • Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Farnsworth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Herndon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <2>
    • Trevorton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevorton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevorton
      • Trevorton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevorton <2>
    • Potts Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Chulasky
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chulasky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
      • Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chulasky
      • From Shamokin Dam to Chulasky
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shamokin Dam, with the one closest to Shamokin Dam listed first.
    • Liverpool
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <2>
    • Reward
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Millerstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • New Buffalo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
      • New Buffalo is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Bailey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Schuylkill County
  • Union County

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

Cemeteries Near Shamokin Dam ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shamokin Dam.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shamokin Dam had a population of 307 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Shamokin Dam had a population of 1,699 people.

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

  • Hummels Wharf
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummels Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummels Wharf
    • Hummels Wharf is located in Snyder County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummels Wharf <2>
  • Sunbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Selinsgrove Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Northumberland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kratzerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kratzerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
    • Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
  • Kapp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kapp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapp
    • Kapp is located in Northumberland County
  • Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Snyder County
  • Selinsgrove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
    • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <2>
  • Asherton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asherton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
    • Asherton is located in Northumberland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Asherton
    • From Shamokin Dam to Asherton
  • Mile Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Winfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Winfield is located in Union County
  • Fishers Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Ferry
    • Fishers Ferry is located in Northumberland County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Patricksburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
      • Patricksburg is located in Northumberland County
    • Resler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Resler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resler
      • Resler is located in Northumberland County
    • Augustaville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Shamokin Dam ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shamokin Dam.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shamokin Dam, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shamokin Dam.

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 Shamokin Dam:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shamokin Dam. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Snyder County: www.snydercounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Shamokin Dam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Shamokin Dam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shamokin Dam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8499, Longitude: -76.8219    









 

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