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 Bowman Creek (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 Bowman Creek. 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 Bowman Creek ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bowman Creek: Bowman Crk. (or less commonly used: Bowman Ck. or Bowman Cr.)
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 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.
Bowman Creek is located in Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near Bowman Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowman Creek:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Bowman Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman Creek, with the one closest to Bowman Creek listed first.
- Beaumont
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Evans Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Noxen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Jenks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- South Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Osterhout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Tunkhannock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forkston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Vosburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman Creek, with the one closest to Bowman Creek listed first.
- Sugar Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wyalusing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Era
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Laddsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Evergreen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Homets Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Limehill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Asylum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Marshview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- New Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Overton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Carbon County
- East Side
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman Creek, with the one closest to Bowman Creek listed first.
- Jamison City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Jonestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Foundryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Stillwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Zaner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Berwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Coles Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Rohrsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman Creek, with the one closest to Bowman Creek listed first.
- Milwaukee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Schultzville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Old Forge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clarks Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moosic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- La Plume
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Belian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Clarks Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman Creek, with the one closest to Bowman Creek listed first.
- Harveys Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kunkle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Back Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Lehman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Loyalville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Meeker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Trucksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trucksville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trucksville
- Pikes Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Carverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carverton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman Creek, with the one closest to Bowman Creek listed first.
- Lungerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Richarts Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Biggerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Unityville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman Creek, with the one closest to Bowman Creek listed first.
- Bernice
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Laporte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Long Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Sonestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eagles Mere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Millview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Beech Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Forksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman Creek, with the one closest to Bowman Creek listed first.
- Springville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Auburn Four Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Tyler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Elk Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Hop Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Lenoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- Fairdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- South Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kingsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Alford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman Creek, with the one closest to Bowman Creek listed first.
- Hollisterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Maplewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowman Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Bowman Creek.
Cemeteries Near Bowman Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowman Creek.
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 Bowman Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowman Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowman Creek, with the one closest to Bowman Creek listed first.
- Kocher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapel Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Knoll Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fitch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Polish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Cemetery
- The Huntsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Valley View Cemetery
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 Bowman Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bowman Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowman Creek, with the one closest to Bowman Creek listed first.
- Beaumont
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Noxen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Evans Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Stull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stull is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Laketon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laketon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
- Harveys Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kunkle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Center Moreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Center Moreland is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Moreland
- Ruggles
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Idetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Idetown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idetown
- Outlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Outlet is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlet
- Keelersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keelersburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowman Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowman Creek.
Newspapers Published in Bowman Creek ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowman Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowman Creek, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowman Creek.
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 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 Bowman Creek:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne 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 Bowman Creek, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bowman Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |