RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania >> Lycoming County >> Ellenton >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Pennsylvania

The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania





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 Ellenton (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 Ellenton. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Ellenton is located in Lycoming 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 Lycoming County: Bradford, Clinton, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Ellenton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellenton:

  • Lycoming County     (The home county of Ellenton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenton, with the one closest to Ellenton listed first.
    • Chemung
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Proctor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wallis Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallis Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
      • Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wallis Run
      • From Ellenton to Wallis Run
    • Ralston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Warrensville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Montoursville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
      • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <3>
    • Muncy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
    • Fairlawn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Faxon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Picture Rocks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picture Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
      • Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
    • Williamsport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
      • Garden View is located in Lycoming County
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenton, with the one closest to Ellenton listed first.
    • Canton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Minnequa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Minnequa
      • From Ellenton to Minnequa
    • West Leroy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Alba
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Windfall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Windfall
      • From Ellenton to Windfall
    • Covert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Covert
      • From Ellenton to Covert
    • Long Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Overton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Overton
      • From Ellenton to Overton
    • Troy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Franklindale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Albany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
      • New Albany is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <3>
    • Sylvania
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenton, with the one closest to Ellenton listed first.
    • Jamison City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
    • Waller
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
      • Waller is located in Columbia County
    • Coles Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Luzerne County
    • Ricketts ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ricketts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ricketts
      • From Ellenton to Ricketts
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenton, with the one closest to Ellenton listed first.
    • Dewart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Turbotville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbotville
      • Turbotville is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbotville <3>
  • Sullivan County
  • Tioga County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellenton, with the one closest to Ellenton listed first.
    • Alvira ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alvira. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
      • Alvira is located in Union County
      • Former name for Alvira:
      • Wisetown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alvira
      • From Ellenton to Alvira
    • Allenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Ellenton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellenton.

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

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

  • Beech Flats Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Flats Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Flats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Park Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Canton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Whipple Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whipple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whipple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pennsdale Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennsdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Millview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beech Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St.s Phillip & James Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fallbrook Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (130 more) ...
    • Warburton Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warburton Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warburton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Huntersville Trinity Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntersville Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntersville Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Arbon Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ellenton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Chemung
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shunk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shunk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunk
    • Shunk is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shunk <3>
  • Piatt
    (4 miles [6.4 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Piatt
    • From Ellenton to Piatt
  • Grover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Bradford County
  • Langdon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Langdon is located in Lycoming County
  • Kellyburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyburg
    • Kellyburg is located in Lycoming County
  • Lincoln Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Roaring Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Branch
    • Roaring Branch is located in Lycoming County
  • Ralston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wallis Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallis Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis Run
    • Wallis Run is located in Lycoming County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wallis Run
    • From Ellenton to Wallis Run
  • Proctor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Canton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hillsgrove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Eldredsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldredsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredsville
      • Eldredsville is located in Sullivan County
    • East Canton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canton
      • East Canton is located in Bradford County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellenton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellenton.

Newspapers Published in Ellenton ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellenton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellenton, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellenton.

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 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 Ellenton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellenton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.org/

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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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- Ellenton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5394, Longitude: -76.8045       In this case, the coordinates for Ellenton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Ellenton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Apr 2025