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 Gravel Lick (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 Gravel Lick. 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.
Gravel Lick is located in Potter 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 Potter County: Allegany (NY), Steuben (NY), Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, McKean & Tioga.
Below are the counties that are near Gravel Lick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gravel Lick:
- Potter County (The home county of Gravel Lick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Lick, with the one closest to Gravel Lick listed first.
- New Bergen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Bergen is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Galeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Austin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers Hill is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Hill
- Inez
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Inez is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Sweden Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sweden Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
- Brookland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brookland is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Coudersport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunderlinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
- Gold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gold is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Newfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newfield is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield
- Roulette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Lick, with the one closest to Gravel Lick listed first.
- Wyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Driftwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Emporium
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mix Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Weber City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Beechwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Centre County
- Monument
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monument is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Clearfield County
- Pottersdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Lick, with the one closest to Gravel Lick listed first.
- Hammersley Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Renovo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- South Renovo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Westport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bitumen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Cooks Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Keating
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Farrandsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Beech Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swissdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swissdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Lick, with the one closest to Gravel Lick listed first.
- Dents Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Lick, with the one closest to Gravel Lick listed first.
- Hilborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hilborn is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn
- Jersey Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carsontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Oregon Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oregon Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Hill
- English Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Lorenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lorenton is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenton
- Brookside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Ramsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- White Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White Pine is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- McKean County
- Gardeau
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gardeau is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardeau
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Lick, with the one closest to Gravel Lick listed first.
- Blackwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pine is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Manhattan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manhattan is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Gurnee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gurnee is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Thumptown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thumptown is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumptown
- Ansonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hoytville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Morris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Balsam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Antrim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Antrim is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Asaph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Asaph is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asaph
- Marsh Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Potter Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Potter Brook is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Brook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gravel Lick, see our County-by-County Page for Gravel Lick.
Cemeteries Near Gravel Lick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gravel Lick.
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 Gravel Lick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gravel Lick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gravel Lick, with the one closest to Gravel Lick listed first.
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McFall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yochum Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McCoy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summerson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wharton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (63 more) ...
- Shintown Methodist Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reed Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Run Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Gravel Lick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gravel Lick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gravel Lick, with the one closest to Gravel Lick listed first.
- Cross Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oleona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oleona is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleona
- Hammersley Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Conrad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Conrad is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Logue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Logue is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logue
- Germania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Germania is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
- Wharton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wharton is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Renovo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- First Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- First Fork is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Fork
- Westport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shintown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shintown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shintown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hyner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hyner is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyner
- Costello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Costello is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costello
- Bitumen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gravel Lick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gravel Lick.
Newspapers Published in Gravel Lick ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gravel Lick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gravel Lick, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gravel Lick.
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 Gravel Lick:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Potter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cameron County
- Centre County
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Elk County
- Lycoming County
- McKean 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 Gravel Lick, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gravel Lick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |