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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 Franklindale (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 Franklindale. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Franklindale is located in Bradford 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 Bradford County: Chemung (NY), Tioga (NY), Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga & Wyoming.

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

  • Bradford County     (The home county of Franklindale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklindale, with the one closest to Franklindale listed first.
    • Long Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Monroe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Monroe
      • From Franklindale to Monroe
    • Monroeton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Luthers Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Burlington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Towanda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
      • Towanda is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <2>
    • Uhdey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Uhdey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhdey
      • Uhdey is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Uhdey
      • From Franklindale to Uhdey
    • Saco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Saco is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saco
      • From Franklindale to Saco
    • East Towanda
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marshview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshview
      • Marshview is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marshview
      • From Franklindale to Marshview
    • New Albany
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Columbia County
    • Jamison City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
  • Luzerne County
    • Ricketts ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Franklindale to Ricketts
  • Lycoming County
  • Sullivan County
  • Susquehanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklindale, with the one closest to Franklindale listed first.
    • Rushville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rushville
      • From Franklindale to Rushville
    • Auburn Four Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Friendsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
      • Friendsville is located in Susquehanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <2>
    • Little Meadows
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklindale, with the one closest to Franklindale listed first.
    • Gleason
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleason. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Tioga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gleason
      • From Franklindale to Gleason
    • Fallbrook ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ogdensburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Roseville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Mainesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Morris Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Blossburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • East Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Millerton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Covington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mansfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <2>
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Wyoming County
  • Chemung County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Franklindale, with the one closest to Franklindale listed first.
    • Chemung
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemung have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
      • Chemung is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemung <2>
    • Wellsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Owens Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Southport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Southport
      • From Franklindale to Southport
    • Webb Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <2>
    • Elmira
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Elmira
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Sagetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tioga County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Franklindale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franklindale.

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

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

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 Franklindale had a population of 93 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Weston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Bradford County
  • Powell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in Bradford County
  • Highland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Bradford County
  • Long Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • West Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
    • West Franklin is located in Bradford County
  • Barclay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barclay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Barclay is located in Bradford County
  • Mountain Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Monroeton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Monroe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Monroe
    • From Franklindale to Monroe
  • Overshot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overshot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overshot
    • Overshot is located in Bradford County
  • Burlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Luthers Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • South Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
      • South Branch is located in Bradford County
    • Towanda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
      • Towanda is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <2>
    • North Towanda
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Towanda
      • North Towanda 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 Franklindale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklindale.

Newspapers Published in Franklindale ...

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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklindale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Franklindale, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Franklindale.

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 websites either 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 Franklindale:

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 'straight-line' (or 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- Franklindale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklindale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7028, Longitude: -76.5543    
<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 Franklindale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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