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 Duncan (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 Duncan. 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 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.
Duncan 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 Duncan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duncan:
- Tioga County (The home county of Duncan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Brownlee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Brownlee is located in Tioga County
- Landrus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Antrim
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antrim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Antrim is located in Tioga County
- Hoytville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Balsam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balsam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Wellsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cherry Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Hartsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
- Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Tioga County
- West Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Covington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- West Covington is located in Tioga County
- Sebring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Covert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Minnequa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Sylvania
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- Austinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Windfall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- West Leroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Columbia Cross Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Coryland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coryland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Berrytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Lorenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Oregon Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- White Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Hilborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Brookside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Carsontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Ralston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Ralston is located in Lycoming County
- Jersey Shore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- English Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for English Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jersey Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jersey Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Mills
- Jersey Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Mills <2>
- Chemung
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Ellenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Galeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
- Galeton is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <2>
- Hector
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Sunderlinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunderlinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Elmer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Harrison Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- North Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Brookland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Sullivan County
- Piatt
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Chemung County (NY)
- Sagetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Lindley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Vleet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- South Troupsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Troupsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Caton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Presho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Woodhull
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Troupsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duncan, see our County-by-County Page for Duncan.
Cemeteries Near Duncan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duncan.
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 Duncan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Antrim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antrim Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shumway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shumway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shumway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Welsh Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welsh Settlement Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welsh Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stony Fork / Butler Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stony Fork / Butler Family Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stony Fork / Butler Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419842 <4>
- Academy Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wellsboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tioga County Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dartt Settlement Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dartt Settlement Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dartt Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Elk Run Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Run Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<6>
While we didn't find Duncan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duncan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
- Brownlee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Brownlee is located in Tioga County
- Antrim
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antrim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Antrim is located in Tioga County
- Landrus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Roundtop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roundtop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
- Roundtop is located in Tioga County
- Hoytville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Balsam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balsam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Stony Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
- Draper
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Draper is located in Tioga County
- Wellsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nauvoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nauvoo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Nauvoo is located in Tioga County
- Arnot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Arnot is located in Tioga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnot <2>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cherry Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
- Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
- Lorenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Pine 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 Duncan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duncan.
Newspapers Published in Duncan ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duncan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duncan, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duncan.
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 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 Duncan:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Sullivan County
- Chemung County
- Steuben County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Duncan. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<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> | 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- Duncan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duncan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6520, Longitude: -77.2578 In this case, the coordinates for Duncan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<6> | 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 Duncan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |