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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 Glosser View (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 Glosser View. 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.

Name Variations for Glosser View ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Glosser View: Glosser Vw.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Glosser View is located in Lycoming 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 Lycoming County: Bradford, Clinton, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga & Union.

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

  • Lycoming County     (The home county of Glosser View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glosser View, with the one closest to Glosser View listed first.
    • Linden
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Grimesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
    • Newberry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Newberry is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
    • Duboistown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Garden View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Garden View is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
    • Hughesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Picture Rocks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
    • Fairlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairlawn is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
    • Collomsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
    • South Williamsport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Salladasburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Antes Fort
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glosser View, with the one closest to Glosser View listed first.
    • Livonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Livonia is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Wolfs Store
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
    • Fiedler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fiedler is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
    • Rebersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodward
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blanchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Blanchard is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
    • Aaronsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Madisonburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Madisonburg is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
    • Millheim
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingleby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingleby is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glosser View, with the one closest to Glosser View listed first.
    • Rauchtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
    • Avis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Avis is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <1>
    • Youngdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Youngdale is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
    • McElhattan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Loganton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunnstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
    • Swissdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Swissdale is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
    • Castanea
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rote
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Rote is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
    • Lock Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Greenburr
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenburr is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
    • Flemington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Flemington is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Columbia County
    • Jerseytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
  • Montour County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glosser View, with the one closest to Glosser View listed first.
    • Exchange
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Exchange is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
    • Washingtonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Washingtonville is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Mooresburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mooresburg is located in Montour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glosser View, with the one closest to Glosser View listed first.
    • Dewart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Watsontown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McEwensville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Milton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
    • Turbotville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Potts Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Northumberland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chulasky
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
    • Sunbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <1>
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glosser View, with the one closest to Glosser View listed first.
    • Penns Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Kratzerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
    • Troxelville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
    • Globe Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
    • Kreamer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Middleburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Shamokin Dam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glosser View, with the one closest to Glosser View listed first.
    • Ogdonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
    • Hillsgrove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beech Glen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
    • Sonestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Eagles Mere
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
    • Piatt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Piatt is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glosser View, with the one closest to Glosser View listed first.
    • Liberty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Liberty is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Hartsfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hartsfield is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
    • East Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • East Point is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Sebring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sebring is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
    • Hoytville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hoytville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
    • Morris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Blackwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackwell is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
    • Ogdensburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Ogdensburg is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
    • Landrus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Landrus is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrus
    • Antrim
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Antrim is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
    • Gleason
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Gleason is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
    • Brownlee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Brownlee is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glosser View, with the one closest to Glosser View listed first.
    • Alvira ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alvira is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
      • Former name for Alvira:
      • Wisetown
    • Allenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mazeppa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Mazeppa is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
    • New Columbia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Red Bank is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • West Milton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • West Milton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
    • Hartleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hartleton is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Mifflinburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lewisburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Linntown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Linntown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
    • Millmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • New Berlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Glosser View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glosser View.

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 Glosser View - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mosquito Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mound Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Anthony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ft. Antes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stolz Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jersey Shore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pine Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Creek Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Jersey Shore.
    • The Pine Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Davidson Burying Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45774 <2>
  • Limestone Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. John's UMC Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (101 more) ...
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ohey Sholem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Glosser View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glosser View.

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

  • Nisbet
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Nisbet is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisbet
  • Linden
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bastress
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bastress is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastress
  • Newberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Newberry is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Level Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Level Corner is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Corner
  • Nippono Park ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nippono Park is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippono Park
  • Duboistown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Hughesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Larrys Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Larrys Creek is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrys Creek
  • Collomsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
  • Picture Rocks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Picture Rocks is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Antes Fort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oval
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oval is located in Lycoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval
    • South Williamsport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Williamsport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Glosser View ...

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 Glosser View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glosser View, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glosser View.

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 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 Glosser View:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glosser View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Glosser View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.