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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 Blossburg (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 Blossburg. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Blossburg is located in Tioga 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 Tioga County: Chemung (NY), Steuben (NY), Bradford, Lycoming & Potter.

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

  • Tioga County     (The home county of Blossburg)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blossburg, with the one closest to Blossburg listed first.
    • Canton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Minnequa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnequa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
      • Minnequa is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Minnequa
      • From Blossburg to Minnequa
    • Covert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Covert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
      • Covert is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Covert
      • From Blossburg to Covert
    • Alba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sylvania
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Sylvania is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Windfall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windfall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
      • Windfall is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Windfall
      • From Blossburg to Windfall
    • Austinville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Troy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Leroy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Columbia Cross Roads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Coryland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coryland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
      • Coryland is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coryland
      • From Blossburg to Coryland
    • Berrytown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wetona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wetona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
      • Wetona is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wetona
      • From Blossburg to Wetona
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blossburg, with the one closest to Blossburg listed first.
    • Chemung
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ralston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lorenton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
      • Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellenton
      • From Blossburg to Ellenton
    • Oregon Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallis Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallis Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
      • Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wallis Run
      • From Blossburg to Wallis Run
    • White Pine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Pine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
      • White Pine is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to White Pine
      • From Blossburg to White Pine
    • Jersey Shore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Shore
      • Jersey Shore is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Shore <1>
    • Montgomery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <1>
    • Proctor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brookside
      • From Blossburg to Brookside
    • Carsontown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Picture Rocks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picture Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
      • Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Potter County
    • Galeton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
      • Galeton is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <1>
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blossburg, with the one closest to Blossburg listed first.
    • Piatt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
      • Piatt is located in Sullivan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Piatt
      • From Blossburg to Piatt
    • Lincoln Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillsgrove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Forksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
      • Forksville is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forksville <1>
    • Ogdonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Millview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
      • Millview is located in Sullivan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millview
      • From Blossburg to Millview
  • Chemung County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blossburg, with the one closest to Blossburg listed first.
    • Sagetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Webb Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
      • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Webb Mills
      • From Blossburg to Webb Mills
    • Pine City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <1>
    • Southport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Southport
      • From Blossburg to Southport
    • Wellsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Elmira
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Steuben County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blossburg, with the one closest to Blossburg listed first.
    • Lindley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Caton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Van Vleet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Vleet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
      • Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Van Vleet
      • From Blossburg to Van Vleet
    • Presho
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Addison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • South Corning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
      • South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people

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

Cemeteries Near Blossburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blossburg.

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

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Arbon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fallbrook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Frost Settlement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frost Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frost Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whittaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elk Run Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mainesburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mainesburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mainesburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Welsh Settlement Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Settlement Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welsh Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (160 more) ...

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 Blossburg had a population of 2,568 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blossburg had a population of 1,471 people.

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

  • Morris Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Arnot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
    • Arnot is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnot <1>
  • Fallbrook ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Covington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sebring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sebring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
    • Sebring is located in Tioga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sebring
    • From Blossburg to Sebring
  • East Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ogdensburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogdensburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
    • Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ogdensburg
    • From Blossburg to Ogdensburg
  • West Covington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Flats
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Landrus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Landrus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
    • Landrus is located in Tioga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Landrus
    • From Blossburg to Landrus
  • Gleason
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 Blossburg to Gleason
  • Mainesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Liberty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Mansfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <1>
    • Roaring Branch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Branch
      • Roaring Branch is located in Lycoming County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Blossburg ...

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 Blossburg.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Blossburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Blossburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Blossburg.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Blossburg.

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 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 Blossburg:

The official website for Blossburg: www.blossburg.org/

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>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 Blossburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Blossburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blossburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6796, Longitude: -77.0640    









 

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