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 Davis Station (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 Davis Station. 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.
Name Variations for Davis Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Davis Station: Davis Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Davis Station. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Davis Station.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Davis Station 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 Davis Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davis Station:
- Tioga County (The home county of Davis Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Station, with the one closest to Davis Station listed first.
- Gurnee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Manhattan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Potter Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cowanesque
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Asaph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Ansonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Thumptown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Balsam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Station, with the one closest to Davis Station listed first.
- Hilborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Lorenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Oregon Hill
(24 miles [38.6 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 Davis Station, with the one closest to Davis Station listed first.
- Hector
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Sunderlinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Galeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Harrison Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- North Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Ulysses
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Newfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Gold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- North Bingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davis Station, with the one closest to Davis Station listed first.
- Whitesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Hallsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stannards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Dyke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Elm Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Wellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Pikeville
(29 miles [46.7 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 Davis Station, with the one closest to Davis Station listed first.
- South Troupsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Troupsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rexville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodhull
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Hedgesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- South Canisteo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Rathbone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Addison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lindley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davis Station, see our County-by-County Page for Davis Station.
Cemeteries Near Davis Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davis Station.
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 Davis Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davis Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davis Station, with the one closest to Davis Station listed first.
- Larrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lovel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ackley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brookside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swimley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Krusen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Champlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nolton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- West Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byam Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maynard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Davis Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davis Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davis Station, with the one closest to Davis Station listed first.
- Mixtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mixtown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
- Gurnee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Hector
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Sunderlinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Gaines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sabinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sabinsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinsville
- Manhattan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Potter Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Galeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loucks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Loucks Mills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loucks Mills
- West Pike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Pike is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Cowanesque
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Ansonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davis Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davis Station.
Newspapers Published in Davis Station ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davis Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davis Station, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davis Station.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Davis Station:
- 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Davis Station) 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 Davis Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |