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 Shunk (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 Shunk. 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 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.
Shunk is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Shunk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shunk:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Shunk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shunk, with the one closest to Shunk listed first.
- Piatt
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Lincoln Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Hillsgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Forksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ogdonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Eagles Mere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laporte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dushore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Long Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shunk, with the one closest to Shunk listed first.
- West Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minnequa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Granville Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Granville Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Center
- Windfall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Long Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Alba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Overton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Franklindale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- New Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Covert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Laddsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shunk, with the one closest to Shunk listed first.
- Jamison City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Coles Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Iola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shunk, with the one closest to Shunk listed first.
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Red Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Fairmount Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Mossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shunk, with the one closest to Shunk listed first.
- Ellenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Chemung
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Proctor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Wallis Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Ralston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Warrensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Warrensville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Beaver Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Muncy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Lairdsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Lungerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Montoursville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Biggerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Montour County
- Exchange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shunk, with the one closest to Shunk listed first.
- Dewart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Turbotville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shunk, with the one closest to Shunk listed first.
- Gleason
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Ogdensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- East Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Morris Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Blossburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Sebring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sebring is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
- Mainesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Hartsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Landrus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Landrus is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
- Union County
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shunk, with the one closest to Shunk listed first.
- Stowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Laceyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shunk, see our County-by-County Page for Shunk.
Cemeteries Near Shunk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shunk.
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 Shunk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shunk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shunk, with the one closest to Shunk listed first.
- Beech Flats Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Canton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whipple Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Warburton Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Overton.
- Granville Center Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pennsdale Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shunk had a population of 124 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shunk, with the one closest to Shunk listed first.
- Piatt
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Ellenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Lincoln Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Eldredsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eldredsville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredsville
- Chemung
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Estella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Estella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Hillsgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grover is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- East Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Canton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canton
- Forksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- West Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Proctor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Ogdonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Campbellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Campbellville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shunk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shunk.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shunk ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shunk.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shunk. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shunk and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shunk.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> of Shunk.
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 Shunk:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Tioga 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shunk) 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> | 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 Shunk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |