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 Gleasonton (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 Gleasonton. 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.
Gleasonton is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Gleasonton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gleasonton:
- Clinton County (The home county of Gleasonton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleasonton, with the one closest to Gleasonton listed first.
- North Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Farwell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- South Renovo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Renovo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bitumen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Cooks Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Hammersley Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Keating
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Farrandsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Beech Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swissdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Swissdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
- Flemington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleasonton, with the one closest to Gleasonton listed first.
- Wyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Driftwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Huntley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Cameron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Mix Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Emporium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleasonton, with the one closest to Gleasonton listed first.
- Monument
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monument is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Blanchard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blanchard is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Romola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Romola is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
- Howard
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pancake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pancake is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
- Poorman Side
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Poorman Side is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
- Clarence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Pine Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Glen is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Snow Shoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Curtin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Moshannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moshannon is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
- Central City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Central City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleasonton, with the one closest to Gleasonton listed first.
- Pottersdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Keewaydin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Elk County
- Dents Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleasonton, with the one closest to Gleasonton listed first.
- Hilborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Jersey Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- English Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Carsontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Ramsey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Brookside
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Oregon Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- Jersey Shore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salladasburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- White Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- Lorenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Hughesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Antes Fort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Potter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleasonton, with the one closest to Gleasonton listed first.
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Galeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Inez
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Sweden Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gleasonton, with the one closest to Gleasonton listed first.
- Blackwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Hoytville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Morris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manhattan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Antrim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Antrim is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Thumptown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Ansonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gleasonton, see our County-by-County Page for Gleasonton.
Cemeteries Near Gleasonton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gleasonton.
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 Gleasonton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gleasonton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gleasonton, with the one closest to Gleasonton listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shintown Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Noyes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Maple Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McCoy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summerson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bluestone Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Okome Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (77 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nelson Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Gleasonton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gleasonton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gleasonton, with the one closest to Gleasonton listed first.
- North Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Renovo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hyner is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyner
- Shintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shintown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shintown
- Ritchie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchie is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Union is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Union
- Whetham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whetham is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetham
- Bitumen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Cooks Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Cross Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ferney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferney is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferney
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Haneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Haneyville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haneyville
- Keating
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Cammal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cammal is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gleasonton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gleasonton.
Newspapers Published in Gleasonton ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gleasonton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gleasonton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gleasonton.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Gleasonton:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Elk County
- Lycoming County
- Potter County
- Tioga County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Gleasonton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gleasonton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |