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 Abbott (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 Abbott. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Abbott is located in Potter 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 Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.
Below are the counties that are near Abbott. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Abbott:
- Potter County (The home county of Abbott)
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Galeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Sweden Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Inez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brookland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Coudersport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderlinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Gold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Newfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Hector
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Ulysses
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
- Cameron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Driftwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Wyside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Emporium
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Mix Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
- Hammersley Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- North Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Farwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Renovo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Renovo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bitumen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Cooks Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Keating
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Elk County
- Dents Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
- Hilborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Oregon Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Lorenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Jersey Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carsontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- English Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Brookside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
- Gardeau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Port Allegany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
- Manhattan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Blackwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Gurnee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Ansonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thumptown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Balsam
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Asaph
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Potter Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Antrim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Antrim is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Hoytville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Morris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Allegany County (NY)
- Paynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Abbott, see our County-by-County Page for Abbott.
Cemeteries Near Abbott ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abbott.
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 Abbott - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Abbott covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
- Yochum Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McFall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Byam Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Run Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maynard Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (73 more) ...
- Ayers Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rees Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Costello Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Abbott in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Abbott.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Abbott, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
- Oleona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oleona is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleona
- Conrad
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Conrad is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Cross Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Germania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Germania is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Logue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Logue is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logue
- Wharton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wharton is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Hammersley Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Galeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Pike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Pike is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike
- Ayers Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Leetonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leetonia is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetonia
- Sweden Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Costello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Costello is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costello
- Sweden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sweden is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Inez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Abbott. See our List of 1890's Communities around Abbott.
Newspapers Published in Abbott ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abbott.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Abbott, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Abbott.
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 Abbott:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clinton County
- Elk County
- Lycoming County
- McKean County
- Tioga County
- Allegany 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> | 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- Abbott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Abbott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |