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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 Springville (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 Springville. 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 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.

Springville is located in Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna County: Broome (NY), Tioga (NY), Bradford, Lackawanna, Wayne & Wyoming.

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

  • Susquehanna County     (The home county of Springville)
  • Bradford County
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
    • La Plume
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpenter Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
      • Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
    • Dalton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Benton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Craig
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Schultzville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waverly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarks Green
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
      • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
    • Clarks Summit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Summit
      • Clarks Summit is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Summit <2>
    • Scott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tompkinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
    • Orange
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Kunkle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kunkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
      • Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kunkle
      • From Springville to Kunkle
    • Carverton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carverton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
      • Carverton is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carverton
      • From Springville to Carverton
    • Harveys Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
      • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <2>
    • Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Luzerne County
    • Back Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Back Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
      • Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
    • Dallas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Duryea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Avoca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Exeter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <2>
    • Houston City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
      • Houston City is located in Luzerne County
    • Hughestown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
      • Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Sullivan County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
    • Forest City Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
      • Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
    • Wrighter Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Starrucca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starrucca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrucca
      • Starrucca is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starrucca <2>
    • Poyntelle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poyntelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyntelle
      • Poyntelle is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Poyntelle
      • From Springville to Poyntelle
    • Waymart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Aldenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Keen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
      • Keen is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keen
      • From Springville to Keen
    • Lakewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • South Canaan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maplewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
    • Avery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avery
      • From Springville to Avery
    • Lemon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lemon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
      • Lemon is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lemon
      • From Springville to Lemon
    • Lake Carey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Marcy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
      • Marcy is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marcy
      • From Springville to Marcy
    • Nicholson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Meshoppen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Wyoming County
    • Vosburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vosburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
      • Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vosburg
      • From Springville to Vosburg
    • Tunkhannock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunkhannock
      • Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,674 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunkhannock <2>
    • Factoryville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mehoopany Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Laceyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Broome County (NY)
  • Tioga County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
    • South Owego
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Apalachin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apalachin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalachin
      • Apalachin is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apalachin <2>
    • East Nichols
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Campville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Springville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springville.

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

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

  • Springville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lynn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tyler Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Button Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Button Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Button Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bunnell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunnell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Deckertown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deckertown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deckertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keiserville - Vose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosengrants Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosengrants Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosengrants Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (302 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Springville had a population of 469 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Tyler
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tyler
    • From Springville to Tyler
  • Lynn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Susquehanna County
  • Dimock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimock
    • Dimock is located in Susquehanna County
  • Auburn Four Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Avery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Wyoming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Avery
    • From Springville to Avery
  • West Nicholson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nicholson
    • West Nicholson is located in Wyoming County
  • Elk Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lemon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lemon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
    • Lemon is located in Wyoming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lemon
    • From Springville to Lemon
  • East Rush
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rush
    • East Rush is located in Susquehanna County
  • Brooklyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Susquehanna County
  • Auburn Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Center
    • Auburn Center is located in Susquehanna County
  • Lake Carey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Springville ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Springville:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Springville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6977, Longitude: -75.9183    
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Springville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.