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 Snufftown (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 Snufftown. 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.
Snufftown is located in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County: Columbia, Dauphin, Lycoming, Montour, Schuylkill, Snyder & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Snufftown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snufftown:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Snufftown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Marion Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Elysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reed
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Kulpmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Rushtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Edgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Shamokin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Snydertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Bear Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Marshallton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Natalie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Farnsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Meckville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Grovania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Queen City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Numidia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Slabtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Catawissa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Rupert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Fernville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Locustdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aristes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Buckhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Bloomsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Erdman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Gratz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pillow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Williamstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lykens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Elizabethville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Rife
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Carsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Enders
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Knousetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Gold Mine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Lickdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Fredericksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jonestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Newtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- East Berwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Tomhicken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- New Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Conyngham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sybertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Register
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Waterton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Harwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Clarks View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Lairdsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Unityville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Richarts Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Lungerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Maple Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Muncy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Beaver Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Liverpool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Pitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Rough and Ready
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hegins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Klingerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valley View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beurys Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Fountain Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Gordon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dundore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Kratzerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Port Trevorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Freeburg
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pallas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Globe Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Hoffer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- McKees Half Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Lewisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- West Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- New Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Allenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Millmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hartleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Snufftown, see our County-by-County Page for Snufftown.
Cemeteries Near Snufftown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snufftown.
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 Snufftown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Snufftown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- All Saints Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sharp Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shamokin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kase Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Snufftown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Snufftown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Snufftown, with the one closest to Snufftown listed first.
- Paxinos
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reed
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Cabel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cabel is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabel
- Deibler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deibler is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibler
- Union Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Yordy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yordy is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yordy
- Kulps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kulps is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulps
- Shamokin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Rushtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Snydertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stonington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Sagon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sagon is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagon
- Boyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Snufftown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snufftown.
Newspapers Published in Snufftown ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snufftown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snufftown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Snufftown.
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 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 Snufftown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder 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> | 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 Snufftown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snufftown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |