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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 Ellwell (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 Ellwell. 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 hospitals 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.
Ellwell 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 Ellwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellwell:
- Bradford County (The home county of Ellwell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwell, with the one closest to Ellwell listed first.
- Wilmot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Sugar Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Era
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Wyalusing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Homets Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Marshview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshview is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
- Asylum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Limehill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- New Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Standing Stone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
- Overton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Overton is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwell, with the one closest to Ellwell listed first.
- Jamison City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Waller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waller is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coles Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Stillwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jonestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwell, with the one closest to Ellwell listed first.
- La Plume
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- La Plume is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plume
- Schultzville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Carpenter Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carpenter Town is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Town
- Glenburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Clarks Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clarks Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Craig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Old Forge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwell, with the one closest to Ellwell listed first.
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Harveys Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalville
- Red Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Kunkle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Mossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Meeker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meeker is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Pikes Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Creek
- Back Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Lehman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwell, with the one closest to Ellwell listed first.
- Lungerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Beaver Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Richarts Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Biggerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Unityville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
- Lairdsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Chemung
(29 miles [46.7 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 west)
- Proctor is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwell, with the one closest to Ellwell listed first.
- Dushore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shinerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Bernice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Laporte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Long Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Forksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eagles Mere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Sonestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Piatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Piatt is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
- Hillsgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwell, with the one closest to Ellwell listed first.
- Rushville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Auburn Four Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Springville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Tyler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Fairdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- South Montrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Friendsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hop Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Kingsley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwell, with the one closest to Ellwell listed first.
- Stowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stowell is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
- Jenningsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Laceyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Forkston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Mehoopany Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mehoopany Station is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehoopany Station
- Meshoppen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vosburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vosburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
- Evans Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Noxen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lemon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lemon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Tunkhannock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jenks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Tioga County (NY)
- East Nichols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellwell, see our County-by-County Page for Ellwell.
Cemeteries Near Ellwell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellwell.
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 Ellwell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellwell, with the one closest to Ellwell listed first.
- Lacey Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Quicks Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Junk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Flat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Dushore.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bahr's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44827 <3>
- St. Vladimirs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Homet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fincke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Overfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Meshoppen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45720 <3>
- Merryall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- St. Joachim's Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Ellwell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellwell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellwell, with the one closest to Ellwell listed first.
- Hollenback
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollenback is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenback
- Wilmot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Colley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
- Cumiskey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cumiskey is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumiskey
- Lovelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelton
- Sugar Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Era
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Jenningsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jenningsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenningsville
- Wyalusing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rienze
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rienze is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienze
- Terrytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Terrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
- Dushore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forkston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forkston is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
- Skinners Eddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Eddy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Eddy
- Laceyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellwell.
Newspapers Published in Ellwell ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellwell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellwell, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellwell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Ellwell:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bradford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Wyoming 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> | 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- Ellwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ellwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |