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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 Gardner 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 Gardner 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 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 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.

Gardner Hill is located in Elk 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 Elk County: Cameron, Clearfield, Forest, Jefferson, McKean & Warren.

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

  • Elk County     (The home county of Gardner Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner Hill, with the one closest to Gardner Hill listed first.
    • Byrnedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Scattertown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Scattertown is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
    • Caledonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Caledonia is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Dagus Mines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
    • Kylers Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
    • Challenge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Challenge is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
    • Brockport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Benezette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Horton City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Horton City is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
    • Shawmut
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Shawmut is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
    • Saint Marys
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Grant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Grant is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Cameron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner Hill, with the one closest to Gardner Hill listed first.
    • Beechwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Mix Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Mix Run is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
    • Huntley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Huntley is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Weber City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Weber City is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
    • Driftwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Emporium
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Wyside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Wyside is located in Cameron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner Hill, with the one closest to Gardner Hill listed first.
    • Pine Glen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Glen is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
    • Casanova
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Casanova is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner Hill, with the one closest to Gardner Hill listed first.
    • Tyler
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tyler is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Winterburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
    • Treasure Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
    • Rockton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Rockton is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
    • DuBois
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <1>
    • Mount Joy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
    • Sandy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Plymptonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Plymptonville is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymptonville
    • Luthersburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clearfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Laborde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Laborde is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
    • Helvetia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner Hill, with the one closest to Gardner Hill listed first.
    • Clarington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Iron City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Iron City is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Sheffield Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner Hill, with the one closest to Gardner Hill listed first.
    • Crenshaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
    • Brockway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Falls Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
    • Pancoast
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
    • Allens Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Allens Mills is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
    • Schoffner Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
    • Prescottville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
    • Sandy Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
    • Munderf
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Munderf is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
    • Reynoldsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sykesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawrence County
    • Big Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • McKean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner Hill, with the one closest to Gardner Hill listed first.
    • Hutchins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hutchins is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
    • Clermont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Clermont is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
    • Coontown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Coontown is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
    • Freeman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Freeman is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Kanesholm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Kanesholm is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
    • Gardeau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gardeau is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
    • Kane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kane is located in McKean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <1>
    • Mount Jewett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Gardner Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gardner 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 Gardner Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gardner Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Kooker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Byrnedale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135193 <3>
  • Gray Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bundy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Conway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brockport Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bundy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bundy Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of DuBois.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44475 <3>
  • Laurel Run Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • St. Tobias Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (112 more) ...
    • Wildwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dressler Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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.<4>

While we didn't find Gardner Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gardner Hill.

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

  • Tyler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyler is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Weedville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Penfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kersey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Caledonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Caledonia is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Dagus Mines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
  • Kylers Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
  • Challenge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Challenge is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
  • Winterburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
  • Brandy Camp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
  • Brockport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Benezette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cartwright
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Cartwright is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Saint Marys
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Crenshaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Crenshaw is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw

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

Newspapers Published in Gardner 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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gardner Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gardner Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gardner Hill.

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 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 Gardner Hill:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gardner Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Gardner Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.