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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 hospitals 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 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
      • Berrytown is located in Bradford County
    • Middletown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Bradford County
    • Bentley Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
      • Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
    • Gillett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Bradford County
    • Big Pond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
      • Big Pond is located in Bradford County
    • Fassett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fassett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
      • Fassett is located in Bradford County
    • Columbia Cross Roads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
      • Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
    • Coryland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coryland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
      • Coryland is located in Bradford County
    • Wetona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wetona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
      • Wetona is located in Bradford County
    • East Smithfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
      • East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
    • Austinville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
      • Austinville is located in Bradford County
    • Troy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
      • Chemung is located in Lycoming County
    • Ellenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
      • Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
    • Ralston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Lycoming County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
      • Piatt is located in Sullivan County
    • Lincoln Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lincoln Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
      • Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
    • Forksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
      • Forksville is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forksville <3>
    • Millview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
      • Millview is located in Sullivan County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Tioga County
    • Roseville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Mainesburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
      • Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
    • Mansfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <3>
    • Covington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fallbrook ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
      • Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
    • Lawrenceville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
      • Morris Run is located in Tioga County
    • Gleason
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleason. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Tioga County
    • Pritchard ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
      • Pritchard is located in Tioga County
    • Blossburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemung have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
      • Chemung is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemung <3>
    • Southport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Pine City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <3>
    • Webb Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
      • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Elmira
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
      • Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <3>
    • West Elmira
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Sagetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
      • Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Owens Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
      • Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Elmira Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
      • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <3>
    • Horseheads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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)
    • Beaver Dams
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Moreland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
      • Moreland is located in Schuyler County (NY)
    • Odessa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
      • Odessa is located in Schuyler County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <3>
    • Montour Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
      • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <3>
    • Wedgewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wedgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
      • Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County (NY)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
      • Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • South Corning
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
      • South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
    • Presho
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
      • Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Riverside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Gang Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
      • Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Painted Post
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Addison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Steuben County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <3>
    • Coopers Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hornby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
      • Hornby is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Van Vleet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Vleet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
      • Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoopers Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
      • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
      • Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • East Nichols
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
      • East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Spencer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>
    • North Spencer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
      • North Spencer is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • West Candor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
      • West Candor is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Owego
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
      • Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <3>
  • Tompkins County (NY)
    • West Danby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Danby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
      • West Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chase - Newbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase - Newbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase - Newbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grover Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grover Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grover Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harkness Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harkness Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harkness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bentley Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentley Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentley Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baptist Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fries Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fries Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fries Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Granite - Pierson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite - Pierson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite - Pierson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westbrook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westbrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Doty Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doty Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (269 more) ...
    • Beaman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Besley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Besley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Besley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Leona Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leona Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Berrytown is located in Bradford County
  • Snedekerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snedekerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snedekerville
    • Snedekerville is located in Bradford County
  • Dunning
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
    • Dunning is located in Bradford County
  • Big Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
    • Big Pond is located in Bradford County
  • Gillett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
    • Gillett is located in Bradford County
  • Bentley Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
    • Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
  • Springfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Bradford County
  • Ridgebury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgebury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
    • Ridgebury is located in Bradford County
  • Columbia Cross Roads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
    • Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
  • Fassett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fassett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
    • Fassett is located in Bradford County
  • Leona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
    • Leona is located in Bradford County
  • Wetona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wetona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
    • Wetona is located in Bradford County
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    • Hoblet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoblet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoblet
      • Hoblet is located in Bradford County
    • Austinville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
      • Austinville is located in Bradford County
    • East Smithfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
      • East Smithfield is located in Bradford County

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]<6>. 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 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 Checkerville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Checkerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Checkerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Checkerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9101, Longitude: -76.7602       In this case, the coordinates for Checkerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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