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 West Cameron (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 West Cameron. 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 West Cameron ...
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 West Cameron: W. Cameron
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Cameron. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Cameron.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
West Cameron 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 West Cameron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Cameron:
- Northumberland County (The home county of West Cameron)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cameron, with the one closest to West Cameron listed first.
- Trevorton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leck Kill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Bear Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Farnsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Edgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Shamokin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gowen City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Marshallton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Kulpmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Augustaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Mile Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Bear Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cameron, with the one closest to West Cameron listed first.
- Meckville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Mount Aetna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Strausstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cameron, with the one closest to West Cameron listed first.
- Locustdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Centralia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Slabtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Aristes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Grovania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- 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
- Rupert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Buckhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Bloomsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cameron, with the one closest to West Cameron listed first.
- Erdman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Gratz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pillow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Williamstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lykens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Elizabethville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Paxton
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cameron, with the one closest to West Cameron listed first.
- Knousetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cameron, with the one closest to West Cameron listed first.
- Gold Mine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Lickdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Jonestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Greble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greble is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greble
- Heilmandale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
- Mount Zion
(28 miles [45.1 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 West Cameron, with the one closest to West Cameron listed first.
- Newtown
(16 miles [25.7 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)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cameron, with the one closest to West Cameron listed first.
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mooresburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(20 miles [32.2 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
(24 miles [38.6 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 West Cameron, with the one closest to West Cameron listed first.
- Liverpool
(22 miles [35.4 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cameron, with the one closest to West Cameron listed first.
- Rough and Ready
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Pitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Klingerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Haas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Valley View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hegins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tower City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Beurys Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Joliett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- Keffers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cameron, with the one closest to West Cameron listed first.
- Hummels Wharf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shamokin Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Kratzerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- 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
- Freeburg
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Pallas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Kreamer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cameron, with the one closest to West Cameron listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- New Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- New Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflinburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Red Bank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Allenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hartleton
(28 miles [45.1 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 West Cameron, see our County-by-County Page for West Cameron.
Cemeteries Near West Cameron ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Cameron.
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 West Cameron - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Cameron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Cameron, with the one closest to West Cameron listed first.
- Summit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shamokin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- All Saints Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lantz Emmanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- St. Andrew's UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Herndon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find West Cameron in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Cameron.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Cameron, with the one closest to West Cameron listed first.
- Leck Kill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Trevorton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Kulps
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kulps is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulps
- Farnsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Yordy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yordy is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yordy
- Shamokin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cabel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cabel is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabel
- Dunkelbergers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunkelbergers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkelbergers
- Rebuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rebuck is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebuck
- Rough and Ready
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Hepler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hepler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Line Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Gowen City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Stonington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stonington is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Cameron. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Cameron.
Newspapers Published in West Cameron ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Cameron.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Cameron, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Cameron.
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 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 West Cameron:
- 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
- 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 West Cameron, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Cameron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |