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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 Doane (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 Doane. 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 doctors 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.

Doane 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 Doane. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doane:

  • Tioga County     (The home county of Doane)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doane, with the one closest to Doane listed first.
    • Hoytville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hoytville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
    • Morris
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackwell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackwell is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
    • Antrim
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Antrim is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
    • Pine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Brownlee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownlee is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
    • Hartsfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
    • Landrus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Landrus is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
    • Balsam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Balsam is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
    • Thumptown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Thumptown is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
    • Sebring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Sebring is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
    • Ansonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doane, with the one closest to Doane listed first.
    • Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Minnequa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Minnequa is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
    • Alba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Alba is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Covert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Covert is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
    • Sylvania
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sylvania is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Windfall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Windfall is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
    • Austinville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Austinville is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doane, with the one closest to Doane listed first.
    • North Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Farwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Farwell is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Avis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Avis is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <1>
    • Swissdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Swissdale is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
    • Renovo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Renovo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • McElhattan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Dunnstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
    • Farrandsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
    • Youngdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Youngdale is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
    • Lock Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doane, with the one closest to Doane listed first.
    • Lorenton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
    • Oregon Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
    • Hilborn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
    • Carsontown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
    • White Pine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • White Pine is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
    • Brookside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Brookside is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • English Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • English Mills is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
    • Jersey Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ramsey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Ralston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Ralston is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
    • Hughesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Picture Rocks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Potter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Doane, with the one closest to Doane listed first.
    • Galeton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • New Bergen ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • New Bergen is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Sunderlinville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
    • Hector
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hector is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
    • Elmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elmer is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Brookland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookland is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
    • Harrison Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doane, see our County-by-County Page for Doane.

Cemeteries Near Doane ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doane.

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 Doane - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doane covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doane, with the one closest to Doane listed first.

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 Doane in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Doane.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Doane, with the one closest to Doane listed first.

  • Blackwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackwell is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
  • Hoytville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoytville is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
  • Morris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oregon Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
  • Lorenton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
  • Antrim
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Antrim is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
  • Pine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Cedar Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Draper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Draper is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
  • Nauvoo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Nauvoo is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
  • Stony Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
  • Brownlee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownlee is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Tiadaghton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tiadaghton is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiadaghton
    • Landrus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Landrus is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
    • Kennedy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Kennedy is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Doane. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doane.

Newspapers Published in Doane ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doane.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doane, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doane.

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 helpful 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 Doane:

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 Doane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Doane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.