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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 Bernice (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 Bernice. 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.

Bernice is located in Sullivan County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sullivan County: Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming & Wyoming.

Below are the counties that are near Bernice. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bernice:

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Bernice)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernice, with the one closest to Bernice listed first.
    • Laddsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laddsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
      • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laddsburg
      • From Bernice to Laddsburg
    • Wilmot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmot
      • From Bernice to Wilmot
    • New Albany
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
      • New Albany is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <1>
    • Overton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Overton
      • From Bernice to Overton
    • Evergreen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evergreen
      • From Bernice to Evergreen
    • New Era
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marshview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
      • Marshview is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marshview
      • From Bernice to Marshview
    • Wyalusing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
      • Long Valley is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Long Valley
      • From Bernice to Long Valley
    • Asylum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asylum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
      • Asylum is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Asylum
      • From Bernice to Asylum
    • Homets Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernice, with the one closest to Bernice listed first.
    • Jamison City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
    • Waller
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
      • Waller is located in Columbia County
    • Benton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jackson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Coles Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Stillwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jonestown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
      • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
    • Rohrsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rohrsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
      • Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Zaner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Iola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Millville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernice, with the one closest to Bernice listed first.
    • Ricketts ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ricketts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ricketts
      • From Bernice to Ricketts
    • Red Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Rock
      • From Bernice to Red Rock
    • Mossville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fairmount Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rittenhouse
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rittenhouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
      • Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rittenhouse
      • From Bernice to Rittenhouse
    • Clarks View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Loyalville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyalville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
      • Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Loyalville
      • From Bernice to Loyalville
    • Pleasant Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pikes Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikes Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
      • Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pikes Creek
      • From Bernice to Pikes Creek
    • Harveys Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
      • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <1>
    • Harveyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lycoming County
  • Montour County
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernice, with the one closest to Bernice listed first.
    • Rushville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rushville
      • From Bernice to Rushville
    • Auburn Four Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tyler
      • From Bernice to Tyler
  • Tioga County
    • Gleason
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleason. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Tioga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gleason
      • From Bernice to Gleason
  • Wyoming County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bernice, see our County-by-County Page for Bernice.

Cemeteries Near Bernice ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bernice.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bernice covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bernice, with the one closest to Bernice listed first.

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Vladimirs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vladimirs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vladimirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Junk Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Junk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Junk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fincke Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fincke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fincke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Warburton Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warburton Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warburton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kellogg Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kellogg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kellogg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Lateer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lateer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lateer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Gabriel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bernice had a population of 425 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bernice, with the one closest to Bernice listed first.

  • Lopez
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lopez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez
    • Lopez is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lopez <1>
  • Dushore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Laporte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Colley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
    • Colley is located in Sullivan County
  • Nordmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordmont
    • Nordmont is located in Sullivan County
  • Laddsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laddsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
    • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Laddsburg
    • From Bernice to Laddsburg
  • Bellasylva
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellasylva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellasylva
    • Bellasylva is located in Wyoming County
  • Cumiskey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumiskey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumiskey
    • Cumiskey is located in Bradford County
  • Long Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
    • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Long Brook
    • From Bernice to Long Brook
  • New Albany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
    • New Albany is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <1>
  • Wilmot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wilmot
    • From Bernice to Wilmot
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Overton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Overton
      • From Bernice to Overton
    • New Era
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Campbellville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellville
      • Campbellville is located in Sullivan County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bernice. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bernice.

Newspapers Published in Bernice ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bernice.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bernice, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bernice.

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 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 Bernice:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bernice. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty-pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bernice) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bernice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4703, Longitude: -76.3816       In this case, the coordinates for Bernice have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Bernice, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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