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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 Galeton (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 Galeton. 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.

Galeton is located in Potter 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 Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Galeton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Galeton.

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

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

  • Byam Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Phoenix Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phoenix Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phoenix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maynard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maynard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nolton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Larrison Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yochum Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yochum Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yochum Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lovel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ansonia Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ackley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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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 Galeton had a population of 720 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Galeton had a population of 1,068 people.

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

  • Gaines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • Gaines is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaines <3>
  • West Pike
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike
    • West Pike is located in Potter County
  • Manhattan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Germania
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
    • Germania is located in Potter County
  • Sunderlinville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gurnee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gurnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
    • Gurnee is located in Tioga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gurnee
    • From Galeton to Gurnee
  • Loucks Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loucks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loucks Mills
    • Loucks Mills is located in Potter County
  • Mixtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mixtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
    • Mixtown is located in Tioga County
  • Hector
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Brookland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
    • Brookland is located in Potter County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brookland
    • From Galeton to Brookland
  • Leetonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leetonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetonia
    • Leetonia is located in Tioga County
  • Tiadaghton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiadaghton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiadaghton
    • Tiadaghton is located in Tioga County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kennedy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Tioga County
    • Ansonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sabinsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinsville
      • Sabinsville is located in Tioga County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Galeton ...

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 Galeton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Galeton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Galeton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Galeton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Galeton.

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 Galeton:

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>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- Galeton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Galeton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7342, Longitude: -77.6422    
<5>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.
<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 Galeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.