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 Slabtown (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 Slabtown. 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 doctors and 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.
Slabtown is located in Columbia County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Slabtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slabtown:
- Columbia County (The home county of Slabtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Queen City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Numidia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Newlin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Catawissa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Shumans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Rupert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Aristes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Almedia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Bloomsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Espy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Fernville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Centralia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Meckville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Schubert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Strausstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Tresckow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Beaver Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Lansford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Summit Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Weatherly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Erdman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Gratz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lykens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pillow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berrysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Gold Mine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- East Berwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Tomhicken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Newtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Sybertsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Conyngham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Harwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Waterton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Register
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Huntington Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Unityville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Richarts Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lairdsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Lungerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Beaver Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Muncy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Natalie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Bear Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Alaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Dooleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Elysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Locust Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Kulpmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Marshallton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Rushtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Ferndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zion Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fountain Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Girardville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Raven Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Krebs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mahanoy Plane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mahanoy Plane is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy Plane
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Dundore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Freeburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Kreamer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sullivan County
- Beech Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Linntown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- New Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Allenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slabtown, see our County-by-County Page for Slabtown.
Cemeteries Near Slabtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slabtown.
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 Slabtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slabtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Roaring Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kulp UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulp UMC Cemetery
- The Kulp UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kulp Cemetery
- Kulp Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987725 <2>
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rosemont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located in Espy.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45602 <2>
- All Saints Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Orthodox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosemont Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomsburg.
- The Rosemont Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rosemont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641294 <2>
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Creveling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creveling Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Creveling Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<3> the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Almedia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967765 <2>
- Sharp Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Slabtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slabtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Slabtown, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Numidia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Newlin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Mill Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Catawissa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilburton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilburton is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
- Beaver Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Valley is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley
- Shumans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Rupert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Espy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Bear Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Strong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Strong is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Bloomsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(7 miles [11.3 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 Slabtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slabtown.
Newspapers Published in Slabtown ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slabtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slabtown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slabtown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Slabtown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan County
- Union 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> | 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slabtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Slabtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |