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 Clymer (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 Clymer. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Clymer is located in Tioga 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 Tioga County: Chemung (NY), Steuben (NY), Bradford, Lycoming & Potter.
Below are the counties that are near Clymer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clymer:
- Tioga County (The home county of Clymer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clymer, with the one closest to Clymer listed first.
- Potter Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Westfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gurnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Cowanesque
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Manhattan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Austinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asaph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Keeneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clymer, with the one closest to Clymer listed first.
- Hilborn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Lorenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Oregon Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clymer, with the one closest to Clymer listed first.
- Hector
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Sunderlinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Elmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Harrison Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- North Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Galeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ulysses
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brookland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Newfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- North Bingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- West Bingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Gold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clymer, with the one closest to Clymer listed first.
- Whitesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Independence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Hallsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Stannards
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Andover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dyke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Elm Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Alma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Wellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Pikeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clymer, with the one closest to Clymer listed first.
- South Troupsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Troupsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rexville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodhull
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Hedgesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- South Canisteo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Rathbone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Addison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clymer, see our County-by-County Page for Clymer.
Cemeteries Near Clymer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clymer.
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 Clymer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clymer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clymer, with the one closest to Clymer listed first.
- Lovel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Larrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ackley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swimley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Krusen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Champlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brookside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Plank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ulysses Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nolton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Clymer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clymer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clymer, with the one closest to Clymer listed first.
- Mixtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mixtown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
- Hector
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Sunderlinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Sabinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sabinsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinsville
- Potter Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Elmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Gurnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Westfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loucks Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loucks Mills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loucks Mills
- Harrison Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Gaines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cowanesque
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sylvester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sylvester is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- West Pike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Pike is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clymer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clymer.
Newspapers Published in Clymer ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clymer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clymer, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clymer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Clymer:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lycoming County
- Potter 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> | 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 Clymer, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clymer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |