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 Fox Hill (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 Fox Hill. 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 hospitals and 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.
Fox Hill is located in Potter 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 Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.
Below are the counties that are near Fox Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fox Hill:
- Potter County (The home county of Fox Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Newfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Brookland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Ulysses
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Sunderlinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- West Bingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Hector
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Elmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Harrison Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Ellisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisburg is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- North Bingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Genesee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Genesee is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Galeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton County
- Hammersley Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Lycoming County
- Hilborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- McKean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Myrtle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Port Allegany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gardeau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Sartwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sartwell is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartwell
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Potter Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Westfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gurnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Manhattan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Cowanesque
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Austinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Austinburg is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Asaph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Thumptown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Keeneyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Keeneyville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Osceola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Paynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Whitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hallsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Stannards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Dyke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Petrolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Wellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elm Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Allentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Rexville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Troupsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Troupsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- South Canisteo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Hartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Van Vleet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Adrian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Cameron Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fox Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Fox Hill.
Cemeteries Near Fox Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fox Hill.
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 Fox Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fox Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Ulysses Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sweden Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lovel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ford Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Larrison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Mills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Bingham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Briggs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville Rural Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Byam Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Krusen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Fox Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fox Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fox Hill, with the one closest to Fox Hill listed first.
- Brookland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Newfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Loucks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Loucks Mills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loucks Mills
- Ulysses
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Sweden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweden is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- West Pike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Pike is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike
- West Bingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Sunderlinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Hector
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Bingham Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bingham Center is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Center
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Andrews Settlement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews Settlement is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Settlement
- Elmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fox Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fox Hill.
Newspapers Published in Fox Hill ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fox Hill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fox Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Fox Hill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Lycoming County
- McKean County
- Tioga County
- Allegany County
- Steuben 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fox Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fox Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |