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 Andrews Settlement (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 Andrews Settlement. 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 Andrews Settlement ...
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.
While the name of this community is Andrews Settlement, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Andrews Settlement may originally have been Andrew's Settlement.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Andrews Settlement might be written as Andrew Settlement.
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.
Andrews Settlement 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 Andrews Settlement. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Andrews Settlement:
- Potter County (The home county of Andrews Settlement)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Settlement, with the one closest to Andrews Settlement listed first.
- Ellisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Gold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Newfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- West Bingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Genesee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Genesee is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Oswayo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ulysses
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chrystal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Brookland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Coneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- North Bingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Settlement, with the one closest to Andrews Settlement listed first.
- Myrtle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Port Allegany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sartwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Larabee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Gardeau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Eldred
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crosby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Smethport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Duke Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Rixford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rixford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Wrights Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Settlement, with the one closest to Andrews Settlement listed first.
- Potter Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Westfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gurnee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Austinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Cowanesque
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Manhattan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ansonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Asaph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Osceola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Thumptown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Settlement, with the one closest to Andrews Settlement listed first.
- Paynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Hallsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Stannards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Petrolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Vosburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Wellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Allentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Settlement, with the one closest to Andrews Settlement listed first.
- Portville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
- Westons Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Four Mile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Olean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <2>
- Rock City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Settlement, with the one closest to Andrews Settlement listed first.
- Rexville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Troupsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Troupsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- South Canisteo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Woodhull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canisteo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Andrews Settlement, see our County-by-County Page for Andrews Settlement.
Cemeteries Near Andrews Settlement ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Andrews Settlement.
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 Andrews Settlement - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Andrews Settlement covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Andrews Settlement, with the one closest to Andrews Settlement listed first.
- Ford Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweden Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ulysses Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graves Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Briggs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Bingham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenyon Road Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yorks Corners Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eulalia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville Rural Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coudersport.
- The St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Eulalias Cemetery
- Ayers Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Andrews Settlement had a population of 109 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Andrews Settlement, with the one closest to Andrews Settlement listed first.
- Ellisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Gold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Colesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colesburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Newfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- West Bingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Sweden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sweden is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Genesee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Genesee is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Oswayo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oswayo is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Brookland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Ulysses
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bingham Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham Center is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Center
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Eleven Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eleven Mile is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile
- Chrystal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chrystal is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
- Shongo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shongo is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Andrews Settlement. See our List of 1890's Communities around Andrews Settlement.
Newspapers Published in Andrews Settlement ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Andrews Settlement.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Andrews Settlement, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Andrews Settlement.
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 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 Andrews Settlement:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- McKean County
- Tioga County
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus County
- Steuben 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 Andrews Settlement, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Andrews Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |