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 Lawrence (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 Lawrence. 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 Lawrence ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Lawrence: E. Lawrence
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 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.
East Lawrence 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 East Lawrence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Lawrence:
- Tioga County (The home county of East Lawrence)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lawrence, with the one closest to East Lawrence listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Tioga
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Farmington Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Hill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hill
- Hammond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Roseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Mansfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elkland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Mainesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
- Keeneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Niles Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Niles Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles Valley
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lawrence, with the one closest to East Lawrence listed first.
- Coryland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
- Gillett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gillett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Austinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Fassett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fassett is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
- Sylvania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Berrytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Columbia Cross Roads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Bentley Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Covert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Big Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Lycoming County
- Chemung
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chemung is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lawrence, with the one closest to East Lawrence listed first.
- Elmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- North Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Harrison Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Hector
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Sunderlinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Chemung County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lawrence, with the one closest to East Lawrence listed first.
- Sagetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Webb Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Pine City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Flats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Southport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Elmira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Post Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Horseheads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Pine Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schuyler County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lawrence, with the one closest to East Lawrence listed first.
- Beaver Dams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Townsend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Wedgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wedgewood is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood
- Catharine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Montour Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <1>
- Alpine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lawrence, with the one closest to East Lawrence listed first.
- Lindley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Presho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- South Corning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Corning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Addison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Painted Post
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coopers Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Campbell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Campbell is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Campbell
- Rathbone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Tioga County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lawrence, with the one closest to East Lawrence listed first.
- Lockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Lawrence, see our County-by-County Page for East Lawrence.
Cemeteries Near East Lawrence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Lawrence.
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 Lawrence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Lawrence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Lawrence, with the one closest to East Lawrence listed first.
- Middaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dickenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seelye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alder Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seeley Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Kelly Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tioga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tioga Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Tioga.
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.<2>
While we didn't find East Lawrence in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Lawrence.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Lawrence, with the one closest to East Lawrence listed first.
- Rising
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rising is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Somers Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somers Lane is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Lane
- Tioga Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga Junction is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga Junction
- Jackson Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Summit is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
- Lindley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pritchard is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Tioga
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trowbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trowbridge is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Caton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Caton is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Tompkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tompkins is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Mill Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Millerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Presho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Presho is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Painter Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Painter Run is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Run
- Jobs Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Lawrence. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Lawrence.
Newspapers Published in East Lawrence ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Lawrence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Lawrence, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Lawrence.
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 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 East Lawrence:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Chemung County
- Schuyler County
- Steuben 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> | 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 Lawrence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Lawrence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |