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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 Bingham Center (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 Bingham Center. 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 Bingham Center ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bingham Center: Bingham Ctr. (or less commonly used: Bingham Cen., Bingham Cent. or Bingham Cntr.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Bingham Center is located in Potter 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 Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.

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

  • Potter County     (The home county of Bingham Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Center, with the one closest to Bingham Center listed first.
    • North Bingham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
      • North Bingham is located in Potter County
    • West Bingham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
      • West Bingham is located in Potter County
    • Ulysses
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Genesee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
      • Genesee is located in Potter County
    • Newfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
      • Newfield is located in Potter County
    • Harrison Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
      • Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
    • Gold
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
      • Gold is located in Potter County
    • Ellisburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
      • Ellisburg is located in Potter County
    • Elmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Potter County
    • North Fork
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
      • North Fork is located in Potter County
    • Brookland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
      • Brookland is located in Potter County
    • Hector
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
      • Hector is located in Potter County
  • McKean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Center, with the one closest to Bingham Center listed first.
    • Myrtle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myrtle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
      • Myrtle is located in McKean County
    • Port Allegany
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Center, with the one closest to Bingham Center listed first.
    • Potter Brook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
      • Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
    • Westfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Austinburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
      • Austinburg is located in Tioga County
    • Cowanesque
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
      • Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
    • Gurnee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gurnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
      • Gurnee is located in Tioga County
    • Knoxville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <2>
    • Manhattan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
      • Manhattan is located in Tioga County
    • Osceola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Tioga County
    • Ansonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Asaph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asaph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
      • Asaph is located in Tioga County
    • Marsh Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marsh Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
      • Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
    • Elkland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Elkland is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <2>
  • Allegany County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Center, with the one closest to Bingham Center listed first.
    • Whitesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Paynesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Independence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Stannards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
      • Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Andover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
    • Elm Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
      • Elm Valley is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Wellsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
    • Alma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Petrolia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Pikeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
      • Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Vosburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
      • Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Sawyer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sawyer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
  • Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Portville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
      • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <2>
  • Steuben County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Center, with the one closest to Bingham Center listed first.
    • Rexville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Troupsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Troupsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
      • South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Troupsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
      • Hartsville is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • South Canisteo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Canisteo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
      • South Canisteo is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Woodhull
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hedgesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hedgesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
      • Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Canisteo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canisteo
      • Canisteo is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canisteo <2>
    • Adrian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Adrian is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Cameron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Bingham Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bingham Center.

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 Bingham Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ulysses Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Bingham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Bingham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Bingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Briggs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenyon Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenyon Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenyon Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitesville Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitesville Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitesville Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Union Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graves Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (216 more) ...
    • Hallsport Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallsport Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallsport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Independence Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Independence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Independence 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bingham Center had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • West Bingham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
    • West Bingham is located in Potter County
  • North Bingham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
    • North Bingham is located in Potter County
  • Ulysses
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
    • Spring Mills is located in Allegany County (NY)
  • Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
    • Mills is located in Potter County
  • Newfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
    • Newfield is located in Potter County
  • Whitesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Genesee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
    • Genesee is located in Potter County
  • Ellisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
    • Ellisburg is located in Potter County
  • Gold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
    • Gold is located in Potter County
  • Harrison Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
    • Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
  • Andrews Settlement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Settlement
    • Andrews Settlement is located in Potter County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Raymond
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Potter County
    • Shongo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shongo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongo
      • Shongo is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Brookland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
      • Brookland is located in Potter County

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

Newspapers Published in Bingham Center ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bingham Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bingham Center, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bingham Center.

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 Bingham Center:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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>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.
<5>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 Bingham Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bingham Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bingham Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9540, Longitude: -77.7764       In this case, the coordinates for Bingham Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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