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 Trevorton (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 Trevorton. 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.
Trevorton 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 Trevorton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trevorton:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Trevorton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Farnsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Augustaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Leck Kill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Bear Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
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- Edgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Shamokin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mile Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Marshallton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Snydertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Kulpmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keefers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Asherton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Meckville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Locustdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grovania
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Numidia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Queen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Catawissa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Slabtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Aristes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rupert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Buckhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Fernville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Erdman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Gratz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pillow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Lykens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Williamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Elizabethville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Rife
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Carsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Knousetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Swales
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Gold Mine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Lickdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Fredericksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Greble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Heilmandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Mount Zion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Newtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- East Berwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Muncy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(18 miles [29 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
(22 miles [35.4 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 Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Liverpool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Reward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- New Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Bailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Millerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Rough and Ready
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Klingerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Valley View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hegins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Tower City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Keffers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Orwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dundore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Selinsgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Port Trevorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Freeburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Hoffer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- McKees Half Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Kreamer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pallas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- New Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- New Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mifflinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Allenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hartleton
(26 miles [41.8 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 Trevorton, see our County-by-County Page for Trevorton.
Cemeteries Near Trevorton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trevorton.
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 Trevorton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trevorton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Summit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shamokin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lantz Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pomfret Manor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Manor Cemetery
- The Pomfret Manor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pompret Manor Cemetery
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Sunbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- All Saints Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Trevorton had a population of 1,263 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trevorton, with the one closest to Trevorton listed first.
- Farnsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Yordy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yordy is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yordy
- Dunkelbergers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dunkelbergers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkelbergers
- Kulps
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kulps is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulps
- Seven Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Points is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Points
- Augustaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Greenbrier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Leck Kill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Stonington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stonington is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Resler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Resler is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resler
- Rebuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rebuck is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebuck
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Shamokin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cabel is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabel
- Mile Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trevorton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trevorton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Trevorton ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trevorton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Trevorton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Trevorton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Trevorton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of Trevorton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Trevorton:
- 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 Trevorton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trevorton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |