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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 Washingtonville (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 Washingtonville. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Washingtonville is located in Montour 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 Montour County: Columbia, Lycoming & Northumberland.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Washingtonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washingtonville.

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

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

  • Billmeyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billmeyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billmeyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brights Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brights Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chillisquaque Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chillisquaque Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chillisquaque Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turbotville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kase Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • Stitzel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stitzel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stitzel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Milton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 Washingtonville had a population of 171 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Washingtonville had a population of 270 people.

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

  • Dieffenbach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dieffenbach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieffenbach
    • Dieffenbach is located in Montour County
  • Strawberry Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
    • Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County
  • Ottawa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Ottawa is located in Montour County
  • California
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
    • California is located in Montour County
  • Limestoneville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestoneville
    • Limestoneville is located in Montour County
  • White Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Montour County
  • Schuyler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuyler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
    • Schuyler is located in Montour County
  • Exchange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mooresburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mausdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mausdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mausdale
    • Mausdale is located in Montour County
  • Jerseytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Comly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comly
    • Comly is located in Montour County
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Turbotville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbotville
      • Turbotville is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbotville <1>
    • Chulasky
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chulasky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
      • Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chulasky
      • From Washingtonville to Chulasky
    • Danville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Washingtonville ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washingtonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Washingtonville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Washingtonville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Washingtonville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Washingtonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montour County: www.montourco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>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.
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<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 Washingtonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Washingtonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washingtonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0525, Longitude: -76.6754    









 

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