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 Durell (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 Durell. 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 hospitals and 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.
Durell is located in Bradford 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 Bradford County: Chemung (NY), Tioga (NY), Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Durell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Durell:
- Bradford County (The home county of Durell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durell, with the one closest to Durell listed first.
- Standing Stone
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
- Asylum
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Uhdey
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Uhdey is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhdey
- Macedonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Homets Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Marshview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Limehill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- East Towanda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Towanda is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towanda
- Towanda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Monroeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Era
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Wyalusing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- Jamison City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durell, with the one closest to Durell listed first.
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Red Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Harveys Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durell, with the one closest to Durell listed first.
- Ellenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Chemung
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Proctor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durell, with the one closest to Durell listed first.
- Dushore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shinerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Bernice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Millview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Forksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Laporte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Piatt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Eagles Mere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Hillsgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sonestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ogdonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durell, with the one closest to Durell listed first.
- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Auburn Four Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Elk Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Fairdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Friendsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tyler
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Forest Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- South Montrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Choconut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Choconut is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brackney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tioga County
- Gleason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gleason is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durell, with the one closest to Durell listed first.
- Laceyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skinners Eddy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Stowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Jenningsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Forkston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Meshoppen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mehoopany Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Vosburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Avery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Lemon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Lake Carey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Carey is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carey
- Evans Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Marcy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Broome County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durell, with the one closest to Durell listed first.
- Vestal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Endicott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawleyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawleyton is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyton
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durell, with the one closest to Durell listed first.
- Chemung
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Wellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durell, with the one closest to Durell listed first.
- East Nichols
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Hoopers Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Nichols
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smithboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Owego
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Lounsberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Lockwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Owego
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Apalachin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campville is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Gaskill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Durell, see our County-by-County Page for Durell.
Cemeteries Near Durell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Durell.
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 Durell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Durell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Durell, with the one closest to Durell listed first.
- Homet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kellogg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ballibay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mercur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Merryall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Herrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ghent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Lyon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hornbrook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quicks Bend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Durell had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Durell, with the one closest to Durell listed first.
- Asylum
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Standing Stone
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
- Macedonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Homets Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Marshview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Wysox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rummerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rummerfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rummerfield
- Limehill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Towanda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Myersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Myersburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersburg
- Rienze
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rienze is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienze
- Terrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Terrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mercur
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mercur is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Monroeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Durell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Durell.
Newspapers Published in Durell ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Durell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Durell, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Durell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Durell:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Tioga County
- Wyoming County
- Broome County
- Chemung County
- Tioga 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> | 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 Durell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Durell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |