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 Strawberry Ridge (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 Strawberry Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Strawberry Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Strawberry Ridge: Strawberry Rdg. (or less commonly used: Strawberry Rdge. or Strawberry Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Strawberry Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Strawberry Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour 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 Montour County: Columbia, Lycoming & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Strawberry Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strawberry Ridge:
- Montour County (The home county of Strawberry Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Ridge, with the one closest to Strawberry Ridge listed first.
- Washingtonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Mooresburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Clinton County
- Rauchtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Ridge, with the one closest to Strawberry Ridge listed first.
- Jerseytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Eyers Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Mordansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Iola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Welliversville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Grovania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Fernville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Paper Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Coles Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Bloomsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Ridge, with the one closest to Strawberry Ridge listed first.
- Erdman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Pillow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Ridge, with the one closest to Strawberry Ridge listed first.
- New Columbus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Clarks View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Fairmount Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Register
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- East Berwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Waterton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Huntington Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Nescopeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harveyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Mossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Red Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Beach Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Ridge, with the one closest to Strawberry Ridge listed first.
- Lairdsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Muncy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Unityville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richarts Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Muncy
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lungerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Maple Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Montoursville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- South Williamsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Ridge, with the one closest to Strawberry Ridge listed first.
- Turbotville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chulasky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McEwensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Potts Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rushtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Watsontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snydertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Keefers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Reed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Northumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Ridge, with the one closest to Strawberry Ridge listed first.
- Pitman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nuremberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ringtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Fountain Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Girardville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Ridge, with the one closest to Strawberry Ridge listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Selinsgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kreamer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Penns Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Freeburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Port Trevorton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburg
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Coon Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Ridge, with the one closest to Strawberry Ridge listed first.
- Beech Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Long Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Eagles Mere
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Hillsgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Laporte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Forksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Millview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawberry Ridge, with the one closest to Strawberry Ridge listed first.
- New Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Allenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Mifflinburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strawberry Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Strawberry Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Strawberry Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strawberry Ridge.
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 Strawberry Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strawberry Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strawberry Ridge, with the one closest to Strawberry Ridge listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Billmeyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turbotville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chillisquaque Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kase Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stitzel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ikelers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Strawberry Ridge had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Strawberry Ridge, with the one closest to Strawberry Ridge listed first.
- Washingtonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Dieffenbach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dieffenbach is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieffenbach
- Ottawa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ottawa is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Jerseytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Exchange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- White Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Hall is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- California is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Schuyler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Schuyler is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
- Limestoneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Limestoneville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestoneville
- Comly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Comly is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comly
- Mooresburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Mausdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mausdale is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mausdale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Turbotville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Strawberry Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strawberry Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Strawberry Ridge ...
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 Strawberry Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strawberry Ridge, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Strawberry Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Strawberry Ridge:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montour County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Strawberry Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Strawberry Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |