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 Borie (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 Borie. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Borie is located in Potter 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 Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.
Below are the counties that are near Borie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Borie:
- Potter County (The home county of Borie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Borie, with the one closest to Borie listed first.
- Ayers Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Sweden Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Inez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Coudersport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Brookland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Roulette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Newfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Williston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williston is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Coneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coneville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coneville
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borie, with the one closest to Borie listed first.
- Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Emporium
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Huntley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Driftwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wyside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Beechwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Mix Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borie, with the one closest to Borie listed first.
- Hammersley Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Bitumen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- North Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Renovo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Farwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- South Renovo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Cooks Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Keating
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borie, with the one closest to Borie listed first.
- Dents Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Grant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Lycoming County
- Hilborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borie, with the one closest to Borie listed first.
- Gardeau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Port Allegany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Sartwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Myrtle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Larabee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Larabee is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Smethport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clermont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clermont is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Eldred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights Corners is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borie, with the one closest to Borie listed first.
- Manhattan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Gurnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Potter Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Westfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Asaph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Thumptown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Cowanesque
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Marsh Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Blackwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Borie, with the one closest to Borie listed first.
- Alma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Paynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Pikeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Whitesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bowler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
- Little Genesee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Kossuth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Sawyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Stannards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Vosburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Allentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Borie, see our County-by-County Page for Borie.
Cemeteries Near Borie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Borie.
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 Borie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Borie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Borie, with the one closest to Borie listed first.
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Anson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moores Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rees Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McFall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eulalia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forksville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Costello Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coudersport.
- The St. Eulalias Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Eulalias Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- Sweden Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brooks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yochum Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Borie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Borie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Borie, with the one closest to Borie listed first.
- Ayers Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Sweden Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Inez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Conrad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conrad is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Coudersport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Odin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Odin is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Olmsted
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olmsted is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted
- Mina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mina is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Costello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Costello is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costello
- Logue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Logue is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logue
- Sweden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sweden is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Colesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Colesburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Knowlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Wharton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wharton is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Borie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Borie.
Newspapers Published in Borie ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Borie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Borie, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Borie.
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 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 Borie:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clinton County
- Elk County
- Lycoming County
- McKean County
- Tioga County
- Allegany 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> | 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 Borie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Borie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |