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 Union Corner (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 Union Corner. 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 Union Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Union Corner: Union Cor. (or less commonly used: Union Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Union Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Union Corner.
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 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.
Union Corner 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 Union Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Corner:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Union Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Marion Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Reed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Elysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rushtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chulasky
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Kulpmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bear Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Snydertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Edgewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Shamokin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Keefers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Bear Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Grovania
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Queen City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Catawissa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Slabtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Numidia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Bloomsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Fernville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Newlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Espy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Mainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Paper Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Erdman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Gratz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pillow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lykens
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Elizabethville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Rife
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Carsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Gold Mine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Newtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- East Berwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- New Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Tomhicken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Register
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Waterton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Clarks View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Huntington Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conyngham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairmount Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Lairdsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Unityville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Muncy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Richarts Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lungerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Muncy
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Maple Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Montoursville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Pitman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Fountain Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Beurys Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Gordon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Hegins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Klingerstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Girardville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Dundore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Freeburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Kreamer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Pallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Hoffer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- McKees Half Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
- Sullivan County
- Beech Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Lewisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- New Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Allenwood
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Mifflinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- 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
- 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 Union Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Union Corner.
Cemeteries Near Union Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Corner.
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 Union Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Sharp Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shamokin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Union Corner had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Corner, with the one closest to Union Corner listed first.
- Reed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Elysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Deibler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deibler is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibler
- Paxinos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rushtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snydertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Stonington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Cabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cabel is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabel
- Bear Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chulasky
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Kipps Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kipps Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps Run
- Klines Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Klines Grove is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Corner.
Newspapers Published in Union Corner ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Corner, 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 Union Corner.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Union Corner:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour 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> | 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 Union Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Union Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |