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 Bingham (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. 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 northwest 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 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 is located in McKean 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 McKean County: Allegany (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Cameron, Elk, Forest, Potter & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Bingham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bingham:
- McKean County (The home county of Bingham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Simpson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Big Shanty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Aiken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aiken is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Lewis Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Timbuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Timbuck is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuck
- Custer City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rew is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
- Mount Jewett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tallyho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Degolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Degolia is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
- Wrights Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Sawyer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sawyer City is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Beechwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Emporium
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Instanter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Streights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Wilcox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- James City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McKinley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Windy City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Johnsonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Russell City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Whistletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Ridgway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Sheffield Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Iron City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Williston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Roulette
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shinglehouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Millport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- East Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Sharon is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- Honeoye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honeoye is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
- Coneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Austin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coudersport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Inez
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Big Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Roystone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Barnes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Donaldson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Hoover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Hemlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Saybrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Sheffield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarendon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Henrys Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Stoneham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Bowler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Little Genesee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Clarksville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
- Kossuth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Richburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Limestone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Four Mile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Chipmunk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- New Ireland has also been known as:
- Irish Town
- Little Ireland
- Allegany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Bonaventure
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Olean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <1>
- Portville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westons Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elko ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- Ivory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ivory is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bingham, see our County-by-County Page for Bingham.
Cemeteries Near Bingham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bingham.
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 Bingham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- McKean Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridge View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clermont Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Dale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rixford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moody Hollow Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (92 more) ...
- Norwich Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Pine Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Kane.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198998 <2>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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>
While we didn't find Bingham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bingham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bingham, with the one closest to Bingham listed first.
- Mount Alton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mount Alton is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Alton
- Cyclone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cyclone is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Simpson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Gifford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gifford is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Big Shanty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Lafayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Ormsby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ormsby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Kushequa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kushequa is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushequa
- Lewis Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aiken is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Guffey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Guffey is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey
- Tallyho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mount Jewett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Custer City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kasson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bingham.
Newspapers Published in Bingham ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bingham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bingham, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bingham.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bingham:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to McKean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Potter County
- Warren County
- Allegany County
- Cattaraugus County
- Chautauqua 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bingham) 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 Bingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |