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 Wolfs Crossroads (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 Wolfs Crossroads. 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 Wolfs Crossroads ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Wolfs Crossroads: Wolfs Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Wolfs Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wolfs Crossroads may originally have been Wolf's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wolfs Crossroads might be written as Wolf Crossroads.
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 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.
Wolfs Crossroads 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 Wolfs Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolfs Crossroads:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Wolfs Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfs Crossroads, with the one closest to Wolfs Crossroads listed first.
- Augustaville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Mile Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Keefers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Sunbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snydertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Farnsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Trevorton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Asherton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Selinsgrove Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Reed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Rushtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Centre County
- Livonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfs Crossroads, with the one closest to Wolfs Crossroads listed first.
- Grovania
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Queen City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Catawissa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Numidia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Numidia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numidia
- Rupert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Newlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newlin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
- Slabtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- 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
- Locustdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bloomsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jerseytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfs Crossroads, with the one closest to Wolfs Crossroads listed first.
- Erdman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Pillow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gratz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Loyalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Lykens
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elizabethville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Rife
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Millersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfs Crossroads, with the one closest to Wolfs Crossroads listed first.
- Knousetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Swales
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfs Crossroads, with the one closest to Wolfs Crossroads listed first.
- Gold Mine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Green Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Green Point is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Inwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
- Lickdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfs Crossroads, with the one closest to Wolfs Crossroads listed first.
- Newtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Mountain Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfs Crossroads, with the one closest to Wolfs Crossroads listed first.
- Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Muncy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Lairdsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Muncy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montoursville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Unityville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Collomsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- South Williamsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfs Crossroads, with the one closest to Wolfs Crossroads listed first.
- Mooresburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Washingtonville
(15 miles [24.1 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
(19 miles [30.6 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 Wolfs Crossroads, with the one closest to Wolfs Crossroads listed first.
- Liverpool
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley
(22 miles [35.4 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Millerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfs Crossroads, with the one closest to Wolfs Crossroads listed first.
- Rough and Ready
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Klingerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pitman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Valley View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hegins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Tower City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beurys Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfs Crossroads, with the one closest to Wolfs Crossroads listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hummels Wharf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Dundore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Port Trevorton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Pallas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Globe Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Hoffer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfs Crossroads, with the one closest to Wolfs Crossroads listed first.
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- West Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- New Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mifflinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Allenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hartleton
(22 miles [35.4 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 Wolfs Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Wolfs Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Wolfs Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolfs Crossroads.
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 Wolfs Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolfs Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolfs Crossroads, with the one closest to Wolfs Crossroads listed first.
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lantz Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pomfret Manor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Sunbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Wolfs Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wolfs Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolfs Crossroads, with the one closest to Wolfs Crossroads listed first.
- Augustaville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Seven Points
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seven Points is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Points
- Mile Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Resler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Resler is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resler
- Stonington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonington is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Keefers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Sunbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkelbergers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dunkelbergers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkelbergers
- Trevorton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farnsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Snydertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Shamokin Dam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Selinsgrove Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Asherton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- Patricksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patricksburg is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolfs Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolfs Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Wolfs Crossroads ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolfs Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolfs Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolfs Crossroads.
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 Wolfs Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre 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> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wolfs Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wolfs Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |