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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 Elkland (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 Elkland. 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.

Elkland 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 Elkland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elkland:

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

Cemeteries Near Elkland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elkland.

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 Elkland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mourey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mourey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mourey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Addison Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Addison Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Addison Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Elk Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • McCollum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCollum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCollum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Pole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson - Wright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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    • Norway Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carpenter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Butler Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elkland had a population of 1,066 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elkland had a population of 1,724 people.

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

  • Osceola
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Nichols
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Nichols is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Borden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Borden is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Van Vleet
    (3 miles [4.8 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)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Van Vleet
    • From Elkland to Van Vleet
  • Elbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
    • Elbridge is located in Tioga County
  • Farmington Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Knoxville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <3>
  • Tompkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Tompkins is located in Tioga County
  • South Addison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Addison
    • South Addison is located in Steuben County (NY)
  • Pritchard ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
    • Pritchard is located in Tioga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pritchard
    • From Elkland to Pritchard
  • Keeneyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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    • Woodhull
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Marsh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marsh
      • Little Marsh is located in Tioga County
    • Crooked Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
      • Crooked Creek 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 Elkland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elkland.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Elkland ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elkland.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Elkland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Elkland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Elkland.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5> of Elkland.

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 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 Elkland:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elkland. 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elkland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9891, Longitude: -77.3123       In this case, the coordinates for Elkland 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 Elkland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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