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 Canyon Vista (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 Canyon Vista. 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 Canyon Vista ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Canyon Vista: Canyon Vis.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Canyon Vista is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Canyon Vista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Canyon Vista:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Canyon Vista)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canyon Vista, with the one closest to Canyon Vista listed first.
- Forksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Eagles Mere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laporte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Sonestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Hillsgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ogdonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Bernice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Dushore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canyon Vista, with the one closest to Canyon Vista listed first.
- Overton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Laddsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- New Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- New Era
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Franklindale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- West Leroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Monroeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marshview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canyon Vista, with the one closest to Canyon Vista listed first.
- Jamison City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Coles Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Millville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rohrsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Stillwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Welliversville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Zaner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zaner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canyon Vista, with the one closest to Canyon Vista listed first.
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Red Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Mossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Fairmount Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Clarks View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Rittenhouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
- Harveyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Pleasant Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bloomingdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- New Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Register
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Huntington Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canyon Vista, with the one closest to Canyon Vista listed first.
- Beaver Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Proctor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Lungerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Ellenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Biggerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Richarts Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Wallis Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
- Chemung
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Lairdsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Unityville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Muncy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Ralston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canyon Vista, with the one closest to Canyon Vista listed first.
- Exchange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canyon Vista, with the one closest to Canyon Vista listed first.
- Turbotville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dewart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McEwensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watsontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canyon Vista, with the one closest to Canyon Vista listed first.
- Gleason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Ogdensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
- East Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Morris Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Blossburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sebring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sebring is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canyon Vista, with the one closest to Canyon Vista listed first.
- Allenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canyon Vista, with the one closest to Canyon Vista listed first.
- Stowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Forkston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Jenningsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Laceyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Noxen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mehoopany Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Evans Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Meshoppen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beaumont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Vosburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Jenks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Canyon Vista, see our County-by-County Page for Canyon Vista.
Cemeteries Near Canyon Vista ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canyon Vista.
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 Canyon Vista - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Canyon Vista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Canyon Vista, with the one closest to Canyon Vista listed first.
- Millview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warburton Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Overton.
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Dushore.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bahr's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44827 <3>
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Vladimirs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whipple Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville Trinity Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kellogg Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fincke Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Junk Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Canyon Vista in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Canyon Vista.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Canyon Vista, with the one closest to Canyon Vista listed first.
- Forksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagles Mere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Laporte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Estella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Estella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Campbellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Campbellville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellville
- Cherry Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Mills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mills
- Eldredsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eldredsville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredsville
- Lincoln Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Hillsgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sonestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nordmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nordmont is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordmont
- Overton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Ogdonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Canyon Vista. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canyon Vista.
Newspapers Published in Canyon Vista ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canyon Vista.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canyon Vista, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canyon Vista.
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 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 Canyon Vista:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Columbia County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Tioga County
- Union County
- Wyoming 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canyon Vista) 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 Canyon Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |