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 Big Cove Tannery (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 Big Cove Tannery. 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.
Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Bedford, Franklin & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Big Cove Tannery. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Cove Tannery:
- Fulton County (The home county of Big Cove Tannery)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cove Tannery, with the one closest to Big Cove Tannery listed first.
- Websters Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Covalt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McConnellsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Sipes Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Dott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Harrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Warfordsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Crystal Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Emmaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cove Tannery, with the one closest to Big Cove Tannery listed first.
- Breezewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Graceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Everett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coaldale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Mount Dallas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Saxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Ott Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Penn Wood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wood is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wood
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cove Tannery, with the one closest to Big Cove Tannery listed first.
- Cove Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Mercersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dickey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Fort Loudon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Markes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Claylick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Welsh Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Rockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Cowans Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Williamson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Saint Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Metal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cove Tannery, with the one closest to Big Cove Tannery listed first.
- Maddensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Robertsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Broad Top City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Joller ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Kimmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Three Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Neelyton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Cooks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Dudley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Pogue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cove Tannery, with the one closest to Big Cove Tannery listed first.
- Little Orleans
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Flintstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cove Tannery, with the one closest to Big Cove Tannery listed first.
- Hancock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Big Pool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Huyett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Wilson - Conococheague
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Maugansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pearre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount - Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount - Long Meadow
- Williamsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cove Tannery, with the one closest to Big Cove Tannery listed first.
- Little Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Hedgesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Falling Waters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Martinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Swan Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Scrabble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Arden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Baker Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Cove Tannery, with the one closest to Big Cove Tannery listed first.
- Sleepy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Hancock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Cherry Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Bath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Orleans Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Stotlers Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Hansrote
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Cove Tannery, see our County-by-County Page for Big Cove Tannery.
Cemeteries Near Big Cove Tannery ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Cove Tannery.
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 Big Cove Tannery - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Cove Tannery covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Cove Tannery, with the one closest to Big Cove Tannery listed first.
- Big Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wink Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church of God Corners Cemetery
- Bethel Community Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Bridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orchard Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Thomas Graveyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Secrest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hendershot Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Big Cove Tannery had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Cove Tannery, with the one closest to Big Cove Tannery listed first.
- Websters Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Covalt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Dickeys Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dickeys Mountain is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys Mountain
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plum Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Run is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Sylvan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sylvan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Pleasant Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- McConnellsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sipes Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Dott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Mercersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mercersburg Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mercersburg Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg Junction
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dickey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Fort Loudon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warfordsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Cove Tannery. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Cove Tannery.
Newspapers Published in Big Cove Tannery ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Cove Tannery.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Cove Tannery, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Cove Tannery.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Big Cove Tannery:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Morgan 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Big Cove Tannery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Big Cove Tannery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |