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 Wolverton (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 Wolverton. 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 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.
Wolverton 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 Wolverton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolverton:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Wolverton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverton, with the one closest to Wolverton listed first.
- Chulasky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Keefers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Snydertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Rushtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Potts Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Augustaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Reed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reed is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Farnsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Mile Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Marion Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Centre County
- Livonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Clinton County
- Rauchtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverton, with the one closest to Wolverton listed first.
- Grovania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grovania is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Catawissa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rupert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rupert is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Buckhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Jerseytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Queen City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Bloomsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Slabtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Eyers Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Mordansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Espy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Espy is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy
- Millville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverton, with the one closest to Wolverton listed first.
- Erdman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Pillow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gratz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Williamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Loyalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Lykens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Elizabethville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rife
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Millersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville
(30 miles [48.3 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 Wolverton, with the one closest to Wolverton listed first.
- Knousetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Richfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Wolverton, with the one closest to Wolverton listed first.
- Gold Mine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gold Mine is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Murray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverton, with the one closest to Wolverton listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Newtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- East Berwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Nescopeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Beach Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
- Register
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Clarks View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Fairmount Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Waterton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverton, with the one closest to Wolverton listed first.
- Muncy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Lairdsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Muncy
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Unityville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Biggerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Richarts Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Montoursville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lungerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Duboistown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Faxon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverton, with the one closest to Wolverton listed first.
- Mooresburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Washingtonville
(9 miles [14.5 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
(13 miles [20.9 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 Wolverton, with the one closest to Wolverton listed first.
- Liverpool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverton, with the one closest to Wolverton listed first.
- Rough and Ready
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Pitman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Klingerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Haas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hegins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beurys Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beurys Lake
- Fountain Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Gordon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolverton, with the one closest to Wolverton listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Selinsgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Freeburg
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Port Trevorton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Penns Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Middleburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pallas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pallas is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
- Sullivan County
- Beech Glen
(28 miles [45.1 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 Wolverton, with the one closest to Wolverton listed first.
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Linntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- New Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- New Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Millmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hartleton
(23 miles [37 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 Wolverton, see our County-by-County Page for Wolverton.
Cemeteries Near Wolverton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolverton.
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 Wolverton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolverton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolverton, with the one closest to Wolverton listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pomfret Manor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Manor Cemetery
- The Pomfret Manor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pompret Manor Cemetery
- Northumberland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Lantz Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Wolverton had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolverton, with the one closest to Wolverton listed first.
- Cameron
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cameron is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Klines Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Klines Grove is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Grove
- Keefers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Snydertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Kipps Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kipps Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps Run
- Chulasky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Northumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rushtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonington is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Deibler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deibler is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibler
- Seven Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Points is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Points
- Boyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolverton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolverton.
Newspapers Published in Wolverton ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolverton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolverton, 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 Wolverton.
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 either 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 Wolverton:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lebanon County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Perry 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 Wolverton, 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- Wolverton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |