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 Burrows (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 Burrows. 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 doctors and 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.
Burrows 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 Burrows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burrows:
- Potter County (The home county of Burrows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrows, with the one closest to Burrows listed first.
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Galeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Sunderlinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Ayers Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Sweden Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Gold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Newfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Hector
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Ulysses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coudersport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Inez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrows, with the one closest to Burrows listed first.
- Cameron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Emporium
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Huntley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrows, with the one closest to Burrows listed first.
- Hammersley Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Farwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- North Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Renovo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Renovo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Westport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bitumen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Cooks Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrows, with the one closest to Burrows listed first.
- Hilborn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Oregon Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Lorenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Carsontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Jersey Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrows, with the one closest to Burrows listed first.
- Gardeau
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Port Allegany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrows, with the one closest to Burrows listed first.
- Manhattan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Gurnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Ansonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Potter Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Asaph
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Thumptown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Westfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Cowanesque
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Blackwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrows, with the one closest to Burrows listed first.
- Paynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Whitesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hallsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Alma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Stannards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Pikeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Petrolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burrows, with the one closest to Burrows listed first.
- South Troupsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Troupsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rexville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burrows, see our County-by-County Page for Burrows.
Cemeteries Near Burrows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burrows.
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 Burrows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burrows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burrows, with the one closest to Burrows listed first.
- West Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yochum Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Byam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maynard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McFall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nolton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sweden Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ayers Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (123 more) ...
- Moores Run Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brookside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Larrison Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Burrows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burrows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burrows, with the one closest to Burrows listed first.
- Germania
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Germania is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- West Pike
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Pike is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike
- Galeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conrad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conrad is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Brookland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Oleona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oleona is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleona
- Sweden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweden is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Gaines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunderlinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Loucks Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Loucks Mills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loucks Mills
- Manhattan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Sweden Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ayers Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Logue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Logue is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logue
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burrows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burrows.
Newspapers Published in Burrows ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burrows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burrows, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burrows.
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 either 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 Burrows:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clinton County
- Lycoming County
- McKean County
- Tioga County
- Allegany County
- Steuben 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burrows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Burrows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |