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 Arnot (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 Arnot. 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 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.
Arnot is located in Tioga 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 Tioga County: Chemung (NY), Steuben (NY), Bradford, Lycoming & Potter.
Below are the counties that are near Arnot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arnot:
- Tioga County (The home county of Arnot)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnot, with the one closest to Arnot listed first.
- Blossburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sebring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sebring is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
- Landrus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Landrus is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
- Morris Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Cherry Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Covington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Covington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Hartsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
- East Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Brownlee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brownlee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Antrim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Antrim is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnot, with the one closest to Arnot listed first.
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Minnequa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Alba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Covert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Sylvania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Austinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Windfall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- West Leroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Cross Roads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Granville Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Granville Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Center
- Coryland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Berrytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnot, with the one closest to Arnot listed first.
- Lorenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Ralston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Oregon Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Chemung
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- White Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Ellenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Brookside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Carsontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Wallis Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Hilborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Proctor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Picture Rocks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- English Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnot, with the one closest to Arnot listed first.
- Galeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Hector
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnot, with the one closest to Arnot listed first.
- Piatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Lincoln Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Hillsgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ogdonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Millview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Forksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnot, with the one closest to Arnot listed first.
- Sagetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Webb Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnot, with the one closest to Arnot listed first.
- Lindley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Caton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Van Vleet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Presho
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arnot, see our County-by-County Page for Arnot.
Cemeteries Near Arnot ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arnot.
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 Arnot - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arnot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arnot, with the one closest to Arnot listed first.
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arbon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Welsh Settlement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fallbrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frost Settlement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whittaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antrim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Tioga County Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shumway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Arnot had a population of 644 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arnot, with the one closest to Arnot listed first.
- Blossburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Landrus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Landrus is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
- Sebring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sebring is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
- Morris Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Cherry Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- West Covington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- East Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Covington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brownlee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brownlee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Roundtop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roundtop is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Antrim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Antrim is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Nauvoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nauvoo is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Ogdensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arnot. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arnot.
Newspapers Published in Arnot ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arnot.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arnot, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arnot.
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 Arnot:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Sullivan County
- Chemung County
- Steuben 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arnot) 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 Arnot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |