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 East Ferney (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 East Ferney. 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 East Ferney ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Ferney: E. Ferney
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
East Ferney is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter & Union.
Below are the counties that are near East Ferney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Ferney:
- Clinton County (The home county of East Ferney)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Ferney, with the one closest to East Ferney listed first.
- Farrandsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Beech Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swissdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swissdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
- Flemington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Lock Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Mill Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Castanea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Salona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- McElhattan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Youngdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Rote
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Cameron County
- Wyside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Ferney, with the one closest to East Ferney listed first.
- Blanchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blanchard is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Monument
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monument is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Romola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Romola is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
- Howard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Madisonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Rebersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wolfs Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Curtin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Zion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zion is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Livonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Aaronsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Central City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Clearfield County
- Pottersdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Ferney, with the one closest to East Ferney listed first.
- Jersey Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Jersey Shore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- English Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Antes Fort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Salladasburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Carsontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Hughesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hilborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Brookside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Collomsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Potter County
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Ferney, with the one closest to East Ferney listed first.
- Blackwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Hoytville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Ferney, with the one closest to East Ferney listed first.
- Cherry Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Laurelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Glen Iron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Hartleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Ferney, see our County-by-County Page for East Ferney.
Cemeteries Near East Ferney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Ferney.
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 East Ferney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Ferney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Ferney, with the one closest to East Ferney listed first.
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Yehuda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnstown UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hays - Fearon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Disciples Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (66 more) ...
- Rest Haven Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 East Ferney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Ferney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Ferney, with the one closest to East Ferney listed first.
- Ferney
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ferney is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferney
- Farrandsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Beech Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Queens Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Queens Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Run
- Glen Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Union is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Union
- Whetham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whetham is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetham
- Flemington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Lock Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ritchie is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Cedar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Castanea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blanchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blanchard is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Eagleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eagleville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Parvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Parvin is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Ferney. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Ferney.
Newspapers Published in East Ferney ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Ferney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Ferney, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Ferney.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 East Ferney:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Tioga County
- Union 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 East Ferney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Ferney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |