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 Conrad (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 Conrad. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Conrad 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 Conrad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conrad:
- Potter County (The home county of Conrad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Ayers Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Sweden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Inez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coudersport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Galeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roulette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gold
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Newfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Cameron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Emporium
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Huntley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Driftwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Mix Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Beechwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Hammersley Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Renovo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bitumen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- South Renovo
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Farwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Cooks Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Keating
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Dents Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Hilborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Oregon Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Jersey Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Gardeau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Port Allegany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crosby is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Sartwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Manhattan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Gurnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Pine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Ansonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Potter Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Blackwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Thumptown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Asaph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Cowanesque
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Alma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Whitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Conrad, see our County-by-County Page for Conrad.
Cemeteries Near Conrad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conrad.
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 Conrad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Conrad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- McFall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yochum Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rees Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ayers Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Costello Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wharton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (75 more) ...
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forksville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Branch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Conrad had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Logue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Logue is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logue
- Wharton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wharton is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Costello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Costello is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costello
- Cross Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Sweden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Oleona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oleona is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleona
- Inez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Odin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Odin is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Hammersley Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Germania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Germania is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Coudersport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- First Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- First Fork is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Fork
- Sweden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sweden is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Conrad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conrad.
Newspapers Published in Conrad ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conrad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conrad, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conrad.
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 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 Conrad:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clinton County
- Elk County
- Lycoming County
- McKean County
- Tioga County
- Allegany 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> | 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- Conrad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Conrad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |