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 Checkerville (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 Checkerville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Checkerville is located in Bradford 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 Bradford County: Chemung (NY), Tioga (NY), Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Checkerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Checkerville:
- Bradford County (The home county of Checkerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Checkerville, with the one closest to Checkerville listed first.
- Berrytown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Bentley Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Gillett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Big Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Fassett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Columbia Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Coryland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Wetona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- East Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Austinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Checkerville, with the one closest to Checkerville listed first.
- Chemung
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Ellenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Ralston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Checkerville, with the one closest to Checkerville listed first.
- Piatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Lincoln Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Forksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Millview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Checkerville, with the one closest to Checkerville listed first.
- Millerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Roseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Mainesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fallbrook ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
- Lawrenceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Tioga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morris Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
- Gleason
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Blossburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Checkerville, with the one closest to Checkerville listed first.
- Wellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chemung
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Pine City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Elmira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Sagetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Owens Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Elmira Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Horseheads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Big Flats
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Schuyler County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Checkerville, with the one closest to Checkerville listed first.
- Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Catharine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Beaver Dams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Odessa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montour Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wedgewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Checkerville, with the one closest to Checkerville listed first.
- Caton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- South Corning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Lindley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Presho
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Gang Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Painted Post
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Van Vleet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- East Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Checkerville, with the one closest to Checkerville listed first.
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hoopers Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Smithboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lounsberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Nichols
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- North Spencer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- West Candor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Owego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Owego
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Tompkins County (NY)
- West Danby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Checkerville, see our County-by-County Page for Checkerville.
Cemeteries Near Checkerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Checkerville.
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 Checkerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Checkerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Checkerville, with the one closest to Checkerville listed first.
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chase - Newbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grover Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harkness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bentley Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fries Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Granite - Pierson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Doty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Beaman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Besley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Checkerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Checkerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Checkerville, with the one closest to Checkerville listed first.
- Berrytown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Snedekerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snedekerville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snedekerville
- Dunning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunning is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
- Big Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Gillett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Bentley Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Ridgebury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgebury is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
- Columbia Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Fassett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Leona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
- Wetona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hoblet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoblet is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoblet
- Austinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- East Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Checkerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Checkerville.
Newspapers Published in Checkerville ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Checkerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Checkerville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Checkerville.
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 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 Checkerville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Tioga County
- Chemung County
- Schuyler County
- Steuben County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins 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 Checkerville, 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- Checkerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |