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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 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 northwest 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 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 west 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:

  • Potter County     (The home county of Galeton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Galeton, with the one closest to Galeton listed first.
    • Sunderlinville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderlinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
      • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
    • New Bergen ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
      • New Bergen is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Hector
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
      • Hector is located in Potter County
    • Brookland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
      • Brookland is located in Potter County
    • Gold
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
      • Gold is located in Potter County
    • Ulysses
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrison Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
      • Harrison Valley is located in Potter County
    • Sweden Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
      • Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
    • North Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
      • North Fork is located in Potter County
    • North Bingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
      • North Bingham is located in Potter County
    • Ellisburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
      • Ellisburg is located in Potter County
    • Coudersport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Galeton, with the one closest to Galeton listed first.
    • Hammersley Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammersley Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
      • Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
    • North Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Farwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Farwell is located in Clinton County
    • Renovo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • South Renovo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Renovo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
      • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Galeton, with the one closest to Galeton listed first.
    • Hilborn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
      • Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
    • Lorenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
      • Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
    • Oregon Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
      • Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
    • Carsontown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
      • Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
    • Brookside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Lycoming County
    • English Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
      • English Mills is located in Lycoming County
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Galeton, with the one closest to Galeton listed first.
    • Manhattan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
      • Manhattan is located in Tioga County
    • Gurnee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gurnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
      • Gurnee is located in Tioga County
    • Ansonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Asaph
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asaph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
      • Asaph is located in Tioga County
    • Potter Brook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
      • Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
    • Westfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Balsam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balsam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
      • Balsam is located in Tioga County
    • Cowanesque
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowanesque
      • Cowanesque is located in Tioga County
    • Wellsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsboro
      • Wellsboro is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsboro <2>
    • Knoxville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Tioga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <2>
    • Blackwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
      • Blackwell is located in Tioga County
    • Antrim
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
      • Antrim is located in Tioga County
  • Allegany County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Galeton, with the one closest to Galeton listed first.
    • Paynesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Whitesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Independence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Alma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Stannards
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
      • Stannards is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Andover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
  • Steuben County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Galeton, with the one closest to Galeton listed first.
    • South Troupsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Troupsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg
      • South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Rexville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jasper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hedgesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedgesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
      • Hedgesville is located in Steuben County (NY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Galeton, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<3> of Galeton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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:

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byam Cemetery
  • Phoenix Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phoenix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phoenix Cemetery
  • Maynard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maynard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynard Cemetery
  • Nolton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolton Cemetery
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
  • Larrison Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larrison Cemetery
  • Yochum Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yochum Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yochum Hill Cemetery
  • Lovel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovel Cemetery
  • Ansonia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Ackley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackley Cemetery
  • Swimley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swimley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swimley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (143 more) ...

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>

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.<1> 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 <2>
  • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pike
    • West Pike is located in Potter County
  • Germania
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germania have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
    • Germania is located in Potter County
  • Manhattan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Manhattan is located in Tioga County
  • Sunderlinville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderlinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
    • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
  • Gurnee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gurnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
    • Gurnee is located in Tioga County
  • 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.<1> 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixtown
    • Mixtown is located in Tioga County
  • Hector
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
    • Hector is located in Potter County
  • Ansonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Brookland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
    • Brookland is located in Potter County
  • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetonia
    • Leetonia is located in Tioga County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiadaghton
      • Tiadaghton is located in Tioga County
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Tioga County
    • 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.<1> 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.

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 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: 41.7326, Longitude: -77.6411       In this case, the coordinates for Galeton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.




 

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