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 Stull (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 Stull. 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.
Stull is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near Stull. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stull:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Stull)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Noxen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beaumont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Evans Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Forkston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Jenks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- South Eaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Vosburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Jenningsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Mehoopany Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Osterhout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Wilmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Sugar Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Era
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Wyalusing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laddsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Evergreen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Homets Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- New Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Asylum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Limehill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Marshview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Overton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Jamison City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Jonestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Stillwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Zaner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Berwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coles Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Rohrsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Briar Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Milwaukee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Schultzville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Lawrenceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Old Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moosic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- La Plume
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Belian Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Clarks Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glenburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Minooka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Harveys Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Kunkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Meeker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Pikes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Back Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Lehman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Cease Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Lungerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Richarts Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Biggerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Unityville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lairdsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Bernice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Long Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Sonestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eagles Mere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Millview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Forksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Auburn Four Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Springville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Elk Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Rushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Hop Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- South Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kingsley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stull, see our County-by-County Page for Stull.
Cemeteries Near Stull ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stull.
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 Stull - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stull covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Kocher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bronson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Knoll Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fincke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- St. Anns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Junk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stull had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stull, with the one closest to Stull listed first.
- Noxen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ruggles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ruggles is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Laketon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laketon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
- Harveys Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Kasson Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kasson Brook is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson Brook
- Loyalville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Outlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Outlet is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlet
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Idetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Idetown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idetown
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Evans Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Weintz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weintz is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weintz
- Kunkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Forkston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stull. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stull.
Newspapers Published in Stull ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stull.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stull, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stull.
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 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 Stull:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna 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 Stull, 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' (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- Stull) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |