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 Gaines Junction (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 Gaines Junction. 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.
Name Variations for Gaines Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Gaines Junction: Gaines Jct. (or less commonly used: Gaines Jctn.)
- While the name of this community is Gaines Junction, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Gaines Junction may originally have been Gaine's Junction.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Gaines Junction might be written as Gaine Junction.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Gaines Junction is located in Tioga 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 Tioga County: Chemung (NY), Steuben (NY), Bradford, Lycoming & Potter.
Below are the counties that are near Gaines Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gaines Junction:
- Tioga County (The home county of Gaines Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaines Junction, with the one closest to Gaines Junction listed first.
- Manhattan
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Gurnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Ansonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Asaph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Thumptown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Balsam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Potter Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
- Westfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Cowanesque
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
- Wellsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaines Junction, with the one closest to Gaines Junction listed first.
- North Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hammersley Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Farwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Renovo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Renovo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaines Junction, with the one closest to Gaines Junction listed first.
- Hilborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Lorenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Oregon Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Carsontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Jersey Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brookside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- English Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- White Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaines Junction, with the one closest to Gaines Junction listed first.
- Galeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunderlinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Hector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Elmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elmer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Brookland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Harrison Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
- Ulysses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- North Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Fork is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Gold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- West Bingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Bingham is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bingham
- Allegany County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaines Junction, with the one closest to Gaines Junction listed first.
- Paynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Whitesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Hallsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Stannards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Steuben County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gaines Junction, with the one closest to Gaines Junction listed first.
- South Troupsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
- Troupsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rexville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Woodhull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hedgesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Lindley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- South Canisteo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gaines Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Gaines Junction.
Cemeteries Near Gaines Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gaines Junction.
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 Gaines Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gaines Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gaines Junction, with the one closest to Gaines Junction listed first.
- Phoenix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nolton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brookside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Byam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Larrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ansonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ackley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lovel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Swimley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Butler Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Fork / Butler Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Gaines Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gaines Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gaines Junction, with the one closest to Gaines Junction listed first.
- Gaines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Manhattan
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Galeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gurnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Sunderlinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Mixtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mixtown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
- Ansonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Pike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Pike is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike
- Germania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Germania is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Hector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hector is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Asaph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sabinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sabinsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinsville
- Tiadaghton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tiadaghton is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiadaghton
- Marsh Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gaines Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gaines Junction.
Newspapers Published in Gaines Junction ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaines Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gaines Junction, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gaines Junction.
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 Gaines Junction:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Tioga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Allegany County
- Steuben County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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> | 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- Gaines Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Gaines Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |