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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 Shumans (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 Shumans. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Shumans is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill & Sullivan.

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

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Shumans)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shumans, with the one closest to Shumans listed first.
    • Hetlerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mainville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
      • Mainville is located in Columbia County
    • Lime Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
      • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
    • Mifflinville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
      • Mifflinville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinville <2>
    • Almedia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Briar Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Espy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newlin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Slabtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Numidia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Queen City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Berwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Berks County
    • Quaker City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
      • Quaker City is located in Berks County
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shumans, with the one closest to Shumans listed first.
    • Tresckow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Coxes Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Meadows
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadows
      • Beaver Meadows is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Meadows <2>
    • Hudsondale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hudsondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
      • Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hudsondale
      • From Shumans to Hudsondale
    • Lansford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Weatherly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Nesquehoning
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Summit Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
      • Summit Hill is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit Hill <2>
    • New Mahoning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Leslie Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leslie Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
      • Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leslie Run
      • From Shumans to Leslie Run
    • Mertz Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mertz Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
      • Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
    • Penn Haven Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jim Thorpe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Dauphin County
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shumans, with the one closest to Shumans listed first.
    • Mountain Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Berwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
      • East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
    • Nescopeck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
      • Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <2>
    • Tomhicken
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomhicken. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
      • Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tomhicken
      • From Shumans to Tomhicken
    • Beach Haven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sybertsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Conyngham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conyngham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyngham
      • Conyngham is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyngham <2>
    • Harwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • West Hazleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hazleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
      • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Hazleton
      • From Shumans to West Hazleton
    • New Columbus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
      • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Waterton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Shickshinny
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntington Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lycoming County
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shumans, with the one closest to Shumans listed first.
    • Mount Carmel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
      • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <2>
    • Natalie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear Gap
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dooleyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Elysburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysburg
      • Elysburg is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysburg <2>
    • Locust Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kulpmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
      • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <2>
    • Marion Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
      • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
    • Marshallton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
      • Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
    • Shamokin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
    • Rushtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
      • Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rushtown
      • From Shumans to Rushtown
    • Bear Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shumans, with the one closest to Shumans listed first.
    • Ferndale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
      • Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ferndale
      • From Shumans to Ferndale
    • Nuremberg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Zion Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ringtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Krebs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krebs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
      • Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Krebs
      • From Shumans to Krebs
    • Oneida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Raven Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raven Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
      • Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Raven Run
      • From Shumans to Raven Run
    • Brandonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheppton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheppton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppton
      • Sheppton is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheppton <2>
    • Lost Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Shenandoah Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
      • Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
    • Shenandoah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilberton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberton
      • Gilberton is located in Schuylkill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shumans, with the one closest to Shumans listed first.
    • Shamokin Dam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hummels Wharf
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shumans, with the one closest to Shumans listed first.
    • Beech Glen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech Glen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
      • Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beech Glen
      • From Shumans to Beech Glen
    • Long Brook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
      • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Long Brook
      • From Shumans to Long Brook
    • Sonestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union County

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

Cemeteries Near Shumans ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shumans.

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 Shumans covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kulp UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elan Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roaring Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roaring Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roaring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Creveling Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosemont Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hetherington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hetherington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hetherington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Nuremberg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nuremberg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nuremberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Russian Orthodox Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Orthodox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Orthodox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Shumans had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Beaver Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
    • Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County
  • Hetlerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mainville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
    • Mainville is located in Columbia County
  • Mill Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
    • Mill Grove is located in Columbia County
  • Lime Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
    • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
  • Ferndale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
    • Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ferndale
    • From Shumans to Ferndale
  • Raricks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raricks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raricks
    • Raricks is located in Schuylkill County
  • Mountain Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mifflinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
    • Mifflinville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinville <2>
  • Almedia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
    • Willow Springs is located in Columbia County
  • Newlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • Nuremberg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gowen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
      • Gowen is located in Luzerne County
    • Rock Glen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
      • Rock Glen is located in Luzerne County

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

Newspapers Published in Shumans ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shumans.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shumans, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shumans.

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 Shumans:

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

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>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shumans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shumans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9532, Longitude: -76.3031       In this case, the coordinates for Shumans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Shumans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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