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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 Dogtown (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 Dogtown. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Dogtown is located in Tioga County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties 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 Dogtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dogtown:

  • Tioga County     (The home county of Dogtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Gleason
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleason. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Tioga County
    • Ogdensburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogdensburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
    • East Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
      • East Point is located in Tioga County
    • Fallbrook ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
      • Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
    • Morris Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
      • Morris Run is located in Tioga County
    • Liberty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Sebring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sebring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
      • Sebring is located in Tioga County
    • Blossburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartsfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
      • Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
    • Covington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mainesburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
      • Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
    • Landrus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Landrus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
      • Landrus is located in Tioga County
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Canton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnequa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnequa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
      • Minnequa is located in Bradford County
    • Alba
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
      • Alba is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • West Leroy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
      • West Leroy is located in Bradford County
    • Windfall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windfall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
      • Windfall is located in Bradford County
    • Covert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Covert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
      • Covert is located in Bradford County
    • Sylvania
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Sylvania is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Troy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
    • Austinville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
      • Austinville is located in Bradford County
    • Columbia Cross Roads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
      • Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
    • Long Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
      • Long Valley is located in Bradford County
    • Franklindale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
      • Franklindale is located in Bradford County
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Chemung
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
      • Chemung is located in Lycoming County
    • Ralston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Lycoming County
    • Ellenton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
      • Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
    • Wallis Run
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallis Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
      • Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
    • Proctor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Lycoming County
    • Warrensville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
      • Warrensville is located in Lycoming County
    • Lorenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
      • Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
    • White Pine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Pine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
      • White Pine is located in Lycoming County
    • Fairlawn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
      • Fairlawn is located in Lycoming County
    • Jersey Shore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Shore
      • Jersey Shore is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Shore <3>
    • Montgomery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <3>
    • Oregon Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
      • Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Piatt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
      • Piatt is located in Sullivan County
    • Lincoln Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lincoln Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
      • Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
    • Hillsgrove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ogdonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
      • Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
    • Forksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
      • Forksville is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forksville <3>
    • Millview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
      • Millview is located in Sullivan County
    • Eagles Mere
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beech Glen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech Glen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
      • Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
    • Laporte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sonestown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Brook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
      • Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
    • Dushore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Union County
    • Alvira ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alvira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
      • Alvira is located in Union County
      • Former name for Alvira:
      • Wisetown
  • Chemung County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
    • Sagetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
      • Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Webb Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
      • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Dogtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dogtown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • North Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fallbrook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Beech Flats Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Flats Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Flats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Canton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Arbon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pennsdale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennsdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (130 more) ...
    • Beech Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Frost Settlement Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frost Settlement Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frost Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Steam Valley 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.<5>

While we didn't find Dogtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dogtown.

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

  • Roaring Branch
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Branch
    • Roaring Branch is located in Lycoming County
  • Grover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Bradford County
  • Ogdensburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogdensburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
    • Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
  • Gleason
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleason. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
    • Gleason is located in Tioga County
  • Langdon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Langdon is located in Lycoming County
  • Chemung
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
    • Chemung is located in Lycoming County
  • Ralston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
    • Ralston is located in Lycoming County
  • Ellenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
    • Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
  • Canton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • East Point is located in Tioga County
  • Marsh Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Hill
    • Marsh Hill is located in Lycoming County
  • Fallbrook ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook
    • Fallbrook is located in Tioga County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • East Canton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canton
      • East Canton is located in Bradford County
    • Minnequa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnequa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
      • Minnequa is located in Bradford County
    • Morris Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Run
      • Morris Run is located in Tioga County

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

Newspapers Published in Dogtown ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dogtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dogtown, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dogtown.

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 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 Dogtown:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dogtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Dogtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dogtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dogtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5792, Longitude: -76.9241       In this case, the coordinates for Dogtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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