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 Corbett (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 Corbett. 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.
Corbett 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 Corbett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corbett:
- Potter County (The home county of Corbett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbett, with the one closest to Corbett listed first.
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Galeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Sweden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Ayers Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Sunderlinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Gold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Newfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Inez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Hector
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Coudersport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbett, with the one closest to Corbett listed first.
- Cameron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Emporium
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Huntley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Wyside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Driftwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbett, with the one closest to Corbett listed first.
- Hammersley Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- North Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Farwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Renovo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Renovo
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Bitumen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Westport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cooks Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Keating
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbett, with the one closest to Corbett listed first.
- Hilborn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Oregon Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Lorenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Carsontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Jersey Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbett, with the one closest to Corbett listed first.
- Gardeau
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Port Allegany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbett, with the one closest to Corbett listed first.
- Manhattan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Gurnee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Ansonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Potter Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Thumptown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Asaph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Westfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Cowanesque
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Blackwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbett, with the one closest to Corbett listed first.
- Paynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Whitesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Hallsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Stannards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Pikeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Petrolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corbett, with the one closest to Corbett listed first.
- South Troupsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Troupsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rexville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Corbett, see our County-by-County Page for Corbett.
Cemeteries Near Corbett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corbett.
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 Corbett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Corbett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Corbett, with the one closest to Corbett listed first.
- Yochum Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Byam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McFall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sweden Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nolton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (121 more) ...
- Moores Run Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rees Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brooks Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Corbett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Corbett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Corbett, with the one closest to Corbett listed first.
- Germania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Germania is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Conrad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conrad is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Galeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Pike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Pike is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike
- Oleona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oleona is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleona
- Sweden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweden is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Sweden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Brookland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Ayers Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Loucks Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Loucks Mills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loucks Mills
- Logue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logue is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logue
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Raymond is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gaines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunderlinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Gold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Corbett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corbett.
Newspapers Published in Corbett ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corbett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corbett, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corbett.
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 Corbett:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Clinton County
- Lycoming County
- McKean County
- Tioga 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> | 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- Corbett) 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 Corbett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |