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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 Gillett (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 Gillett. 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 and doctors 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.

Gillett 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 Gillett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gillett:

  • Bradford County     (The home county of Gillett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • Fassett
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fassett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
      • Fassett is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fassett
      • From Gillett to Fassett
    • Bentley Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Berrytown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Coryland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coryland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
      • Coryland is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coryland
      • From Gillett to Coryland
    • Middletown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Bradford County
    • Big Pond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia Cross Roads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Austinville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wetona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wetona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
      • Wetona is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wetona
      • From Gillett to Wetona
    • East Smithfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sylvania
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Sylvania is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Troy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • South Waverly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
      • South Waverly is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Lycoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • Chemung
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Ellenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenton
      • Ellenton is located in Lycoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellenton
      • From Gillett to Ellenton
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • Piatt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
      • Piatt is located in Sullivan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Piatt
      • From Gillett to Piatt
    • Lincoln Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Tioga County
  • Chemung County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • Wellsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Webb Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
      • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Webb Mills
      • From Gillett to Webb Mills
    • Southport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 Gillett to Southport
    • Elmira
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • West Elmira
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Chemung
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemung have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Sagetown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmira Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
      • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <3>
    • Owens Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
      • Owens Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Owens Mills
      • From Gillett to Owens Mills
    • Horseheads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Big Flats
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Schuyler County (NY)
  • Steuben County (NY)
  • Tioga County (NY)
  • Tompkins County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillett, with the one closest to Gillett listed first.
    • West Danby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Danby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
      • West Danby is located in Tompkins County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Danby
      • From Gillett to West Danby
    • Newfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Gillett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gillett.

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

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

  • Doty Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doty Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Potter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bentley Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentley Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentley Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roushy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roushy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Judson Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judson Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judson Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baptist Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Christian Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ashland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wellsburg Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellsburg Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellsburg Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chase - Newbury Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase - Newbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase - Newbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (293 more) ...
    • Hanlon Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanlon Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanlon Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elliott - Searles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott - Searles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott - Searles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Scudder Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scudder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scudder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Gillett had a population of 247 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Dunning
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
    • Dunning is located in Bradford County
  • Fassett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fassett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett
    • Fassett is located in Bradford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fassett
    • From Gillett to Fassett
  • Snedekerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snedekerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snedekerville
    • Snedekerville is located in Bradford County
  • Berrytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bentley Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ridgebury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgebury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
    • Ridgebury is located in Bradford County
  • Wellsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman
    • Lowman is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowman <3>
  • Pine City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Webb Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
    • Webb Mills is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Webb Mills
    • From Gillett to Webb Mills
  • Seeley Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seeley Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Creek
    • Seeley Creek is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jobs Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jobs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
      • Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
    • Southport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 Gillett to Southport
    • Springfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield 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 Gillett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gillett.

Newspapers Published in Gillett ...

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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gillett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gillett, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gillett.

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 Gillett:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gillett. 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>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>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 Gillett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gillett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gillett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9528, Longitude: -76.7946    









 

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